Texas A&M’s provost sent an email last week encouraging staff and students to report ICE agents on the College Station campus to university officials, ostensibly as a way to protect students from arrest and deportation.
Yesterday, we asked if A&M and other institutions that seem to interfere in federal law enforcement actions face state or federal penalties.
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“I’m still confused why I am paying for ILLEGAL immigrants to be educated. If A&M is following the law, they should have nothing to worry about, and ICE won’t have to come on campus. But we live in a clown world, so…” – Brooke Walsh
“They should not only be penalized, but they should be criminally charged with obstruction of Justice.” – Eric Osterhout
“As an 84-year-old raised by a Jewish mother, what I am now reading reminds me of Gestapo tactics before and during WW II. I think the notice to faculty and students was appropriate.” – Joanne Minuete
“Interesting that the email went to graduate students, and not undergrad—this informs me that the provost was assuming there would be more discretion from the ‘loyalists.’” – Michael Kruger
“Anyone, anywhere who is pushing for federal law to be ignored or pushed aside should be punished. In this case, Alan Sams should be fired. What an absolute terrible example of leadership.” – Deborah Wilkey
“Aiding and abetting criminals is a crime. Criminals should be punished to protect our community. Perhaps a 6-month vacation at Alligator Alcatraz would educate the A&M provost about criminals?” – Jim Moyer
“As a TAMU former student, I am increasingly horrified at the liberal positions taken by the university faculty and administration. I cannot in good conscience continue to donate money back to A&M as long as it continues on this trajectory.” – Cindy Armstrong
“For too long, Texas universities have been allowed to not follow laws with few consequences. It is time to hold them responsible.” – Ashton Oravetz III
“Yes, they should be penalized! It’s FEDERAL LAW! Who do they think they are? Although it sure does expose what the leaders there at A&M are really up to and whose side they’re on!” – Wanda Wilcox
“Texas A&M, nor any similar institution, are not a law unto themselves and must not be permitted to act as though they are.” – Albert Greech
“They should be stripped of all federal funding until they learn to follow the laws of our nation.” – Elyce Mouskondis
“Historically, there is a reason Aggie Jokes are universally known far and wide, and this decision, at face value, appears to be one of the reasons why Aggie Jokes are out there. Assuming that ICE is an agency created to enforce the law, it would follow that any effort to get in their way is unlawful.” – Allan Garonzik
“If a university takes our tax money, we have the right to dictate the rules for them!” – Beverly Uhlmer Roberts
“The American people overwhelmingly voted for the removal of illegal aliens when we voted President Trump into office for his 2nd term. We did not place exceptions on that mandate for students or for any other group. How dare the TAMU Provost take it upon himself to override the will of the majority!” – Jeff McDowell
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