FIU Faculty Senate, interim president meet to discuss implementation of agreement between ICE, campus police

Members of Florida International University s Faculty Senate voiced their concerns on the campus immigration crackdown that will soon be enforced Friday s meeting focused on the role FIU Police will have after they signed an agreement earlier this month with U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement The police have signed an agreement with ICE mentioned FIU Interim President Jeanette Nu ez Nu ez mentioned this agreement is mainly about campus police maintaining control over immigration enforcement on campus and she set the record straight about those with novice visas The F- visa revocations are decisions that are made strictly under the purview of the federal governing body solely within their authority FIU has nothing to do with that she announced FIU Police Chief Alexander Casas noted campus police will be involved in detaining students who are desired by immigration enforcement I feel I need to be and I should be at the front of that effort he mentioned He explained that without the agreement outside agencies would be on campus carrying out orders from the federal executive and he requested to avoid that I want to be the agency I want to be the head of the agency that addresses this issue however it may impact our society declared Casas However the meeting didn t sit well with multiple students and faculty members who protested the agreement outside of the meeting They explained cooperation with ICE is a betrayal of the university s mission and they are very concerned over what this agreement will mean for students on campus