In response to the election of Donald J. Trump, who has variously promised to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and deport or incarcerate all undocumented persons present in the United States, students and others have called on campuses across the country to provide some form of campus “sanctuary.” The Constitution Campus Information Clearinghouse is intended to gather information about what a sanctuary policy could contain, and address policy and legal arguments pertaining to various sanctuary provisions. For inquiries, please contact Professor Chris Lasch or Professor César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
Legal, Social, and Political History of Sanctuary
J. H. Baker, The English Law of Sanctuary 2 The Ecclesiastical Law Journal 8 (January 1990)
Pirie, Sophie H. (1990) “The Origins of a Political Trial: The Sanctuary Movement and Political Justice,” Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 7
Comment, Sanctuary the Legal Institution in England, 10 U. Pugent Sound L. Rev. 677 (1987)
Karl Shoemaker, Sanctuary and Crime in the Middle Ages
Linda Rabben, Sanctuary and Asylum, A Social and Political History (2016)
Memorandum from Theodore B. Olson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, to Deputy Attorney General, Church Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens (Oct. 31, 1983)
History of “Sanctuary” Campuses
The ConversationWhat’s the history of sanctuary spaces and why do they matter? (12/13/2016)
Léopold Lambert, The University as a Sanctuary: The Architecture of Our Own Bastions (November 24, 2016)
Victor Silverman, Miguel Tinker Salas & Gilda Ochoa, Sanctuary Center of Higher Education: Background, Definition, and Proposal
Kyla Bills, Tracing the History of Student Activism & Why It’s So Important Today
Alia Wong, The Renaissance of Student Activism, The Atlantic (May 21, 2015).
The Nation, A Graphic History of Student Activism (Jan. 27, 2012)
Legal and Policy Considerations
Dēmos & LatinoJustice, Sanctuary, Safety and Community
American Council on Education, Post-Election Q&A Issue Brief
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Sensitive Locations Policy
National Immigration Law Center, Model Campus Safety Zone Regulation
Sanctuary City Statements
McMinnville, Oregon, “Inclusive City” Declaration
State College, Pennsylvania, Resolution on Immigration Enforcement
Santa Ana, California, Sanctuary Declaration
President Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration
1/25/17 Executive Order, Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements
1/25/17 Executive Order, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
1/27/17 Executive Order, Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States
Litigation Responses to President Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration
Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse Materials
Washington Attorney General sues President Trump to block executive order
Lawsuit filed by the American Immigration Council, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and National Immigration Project
Responses of the Academic Community to President Trump’s Executive Order of January 27, 2017 (Ordered Alphabetically)
American Association of University Professors Stand Against the Muslim Ban
Association of American Universities Statement
American Association of University Professors Frequently Asked Questions for Faculty in the Wake of the 2016 Election
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Statement
International Higher Education Consulting Blog’s List of College and University Statements
National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Statement
Map of Constitution Campus Efforts
Student Petitions
DU and Denver Area Community Resources
CCWG’s Resources Guide
DU’s Principles of Protection and Support
Chancellor’s Response to the 1/27/17 EO
Statement by the Department of Education at DU
DU Resources Related to Executive Order on Immigration Ban
Additional Resources for Non-Citizens
Sanctuary campus Resources (compiled by Northeastern Law Prof. Rachel Rosenbloom and law student Alyssa Telander)
Penn State Law School Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, Immigration After the Election
AAUP’s Sanctuary Campus Day of Action Guide
University of California at Berkeley Fact Sheets and Resources on Trump Executive Actions on Immigration
Harvard University Undocumented at Harvard
Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility Guidance
Immigrant Defense Project ICE Raids Toolkit