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The announcement comes after student pressure and the passage this year of House Bill 4079.
The University of Oregon next week will begin alerting community members about federal immigration enforcement activity on campus, following the passage of a new state law.
Officials will use UO’s existing text and email alert system to notify students and employees of the date, time and general location of confirmed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity on campus starting Tuesday, May 5, Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Jimmy Howard wrote in an email Thursday, April 30.
A team of university officials — including from the Office of the General Counsel, campus police, and Safety and Risk Services, as well as personnel for UO’s Charleston and Portland campuses — will “immediately seek to confirm” reports of ICE activity.
The team will send out alerts only after verifying ICE operations, Howard said.
“False information may cause real fear and undermine the trust our community places in our emergency alert system,” Howard wrote. “Routine federal visits unrelated to immigration enforcement will not trigger a notification.”
The announcement comes after student pressure and the passage of House Bill 4079. The law, signed by Gov. Tina Kotek in late March, requires school district boards and higher education institutions in Oregon to develop policy over how to identify federal immigration enforcement activity on campus and notify community members about it.
UO’s Policy Advisory Council, a group of faculty, students and staff appointed by the president, is conducting a “full policy review,” which includes opportunities for public comment, Howard said. Officials expect it will be complete before Sept. 30, the state-mandated deadline.
“To date, there have been no incidents of ICE coming to our campus to arrest or detain any member of our community, and we have no information suggesting that is expected,” Howard said.
People can register for the UO Alert system via DuckWeb or by texting 333111 with UOEUG for Eugene, UOPDX for Portland, or UOOIMB for the Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston.
To report ICE activity on campus, call UO’s Office of General Counsel at 541-346-3082 or UO police at 541-346-2919.
