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December 2, 2016

Students Hold 2nd Day of Action Demanding "Sanctuary Campuses"
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Back in the United States, students at campuses across the country
protested Thursday, demanding their university or college become a
"sanctuary campus." In the wake of Donald Trump's promises to deport
millions of people immediately upon taking office, students are
demanding university administrators refuse to share information with
immigration authorities, refuse to allow ICE agents on campus, and
support equal access to in-state tuition and financial aid and
scholarships for undocumented students. This is Thais Marques, a student
at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey.

Thais Marques: "I'm undocumented, so this really matters to me because
it directly affects my life. But also, like I've seen what deportations
do to families. I've seen like the pain of my community is so deep. And
this is just to show our community that it's OK to come out as unafraid
and unapologetic and really show our resilience that we're going to
fight. And this is only the first step."



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