Protests Erupt at Arizona State Over Anti-Immigrant Event Promoting ICE Reporting

Students and advocates denounce a conservative group’s controversial event encouraging classmates to report undocumented peers to immigration authorities.

• Arizona State University's College Republicans United (CRU) held an event urging students to report undocumented classmates to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), drawing widespread criticism and protests.
• Hundreds of students, including advocates for undocumented peers, marched on campus with pro-immigrant messages, significantly outnumbering the small group supporting the CRU event.
• The university condemned the event as inconsistent with its values but stated it could not prevent it due to free speech protections under U.S. law.
• Critics, including state lawmakers and advocacy groups, argued the event fosters fear, racial profiling, and division on campus, particularly targeting Dreamers and students of color.
• A student-led petition demanding stricter protections for undocumented students on campus has garnered over 4,000 signatures, calling for measures such as prohibiting ICE presence without a warrant.

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