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background-color: #000000; height: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-bottom-width: 0px;" height="1" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"> <img alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" style="display: block; height: 1px; width: 5px;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="text-align: left; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: #1A191A; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="margin: 0;">From President Frank H. Wu:</p> <p style="margin: 0;"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0;">I want to affirm the college’s support for the January 31 <a href="https://www.cuny.edu/about/chancellor/letters/01-31-25-welcome-to-spring-2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">message from the University leadership</a> distributed to students, faculty, and staff regarding concerns about federal actions and policies relating to immigrants, members of our LGBTQ+ community, recipients of federal research grants, and others. With particular respect to the subject of law enforcement individuals and access to persons or data, the college will continue to adhere to <a href="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/bilingual-ed/2025.1-oag-go-sed-immigration-students-a.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">New York State Guidance on Safeguarding the Rights of Immigrant Students</a> (January 2025) shared by our state leaders. </p> <p style="margin: 0;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0;">Queens College will also continue to observe existing CUNY policy that requires a judicial warrant for any federal or local law enforcement official who comes to a campus seeking to make an arrest. Any law enforcement officials attempting to enter campus or obtain data should be referred to the Office of the General Counsel (718-997-5725) or the Office of Public Safety (718-997-5911/5912) at Queens College for guidance. </p> <p style="margin: 0;"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0;">With regard to classroom protocol, faculty should refer to paragraph two of this email and the guidance link in paragraph one.</p> <p style="margin: 0;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0;">Here is additional information previously distributed about programs and services available for immigrant students. These include:</p> <p style="margin: 0;"> </p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/iss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">QC International Students and Scholars</a> (<a href="mailto:iss@qc.cuny.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">iss@qc.cuny.edu</a>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/communications-marketing/citizenship-now/services/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">CUNY Citizenship Now!</a> (by appointment; specify QC office when calling: 646-654-9400)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.qc.cuny.edu/immi/immigration-resources-for-undocumented-immigrant-students/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">QC Immigrant Student Support Initiative</a> (<a href="mailto:ImmigrantSupport@qc.cuny.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">ImmigrantSupport@qc.cuny.edu</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.hesc.ny.gov/applying-aid/nys-dream-act/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">José Peralta New York State DREAM Act</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.thedream.us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">TheDream.US</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.hesc.ny.gov/guidance-mixed-status-families/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">Guidance for Mixed-Status Families</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cuny.edu/current-students/student-affairs/cuny-immigrant-student-success/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">Undocumented and Immigrant Student Programs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cuny.edu/current-students/student-affairs/cuny-immigrant-student-success/#initiatives" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-style: normal;">Immigrant Student Success Center or Support Initiative</a></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0;">Please know that Queens College deeply values all of its students, faculty, and staff. 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