On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Butler Community College President Jackie Vietti informed the campus via email about President Donald Trump's executive order. This order allows the enforcement of immigration laws that may potentially affect students, institutions, colleges, hospitals, churches, staff, families and more including Butler CC. If U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has an order of detention, it may be legally executed based on the college’s legal counsel. Individuals can be taken into custody. Therefore, students are encouraged to contact Campus Security at 316-321-7675 if they observe any unusual activity. Butler CC is responsible for ensuring the students' safety and protecting their private information.
According to President Vietti’s email, the college discourages law enforcement from creating a disruptive scene on campus. Butler CC takes the security of the students seriously and won’t allow any scene that will disrupt the campus peace.
According to Vietti’s email, “any warrant presented by ICE must be signed by a judge to be valid; 2) FERPA protects our students' personal data, so you should not/cannot reveal any personal information; 3) and, if an ICE officer does come to your campus site, please immediately contact Campus Security at (316) 321-7675, while also working to ensure our students' safety via a professional demeanor with law enforcement.”
Developing: Trump issues executive order to end birthright citizenship
By Vanessa Gutierrez
On Monday, Jan. 20 moments after his inauguration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order issuing to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants. This will mean that the 14th amendment will no longer apply for children born in the United States but have immigrant parents. Under his order, he states that any children born after Wednesday, Feb. 19 must have one parent who is either a U.S. resident or citizen to qualify for citizenship. On Tuesday Jan. 21, 18 states sued Trump claiming the order is unconstitutional as it violates the U.S. Constitution. On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Seattle Federal District Court Judge John C. Coughenour sided with the 18 other states on the fact that the order is unconstitutional. Six lawsuits were filed to halt the executive order.