The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects young immigrants known as Dreamers from deportation, will be allowed to remain in place following a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued today.
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Robert Boswell, the campus鈥檚 vice chancellor for diversity, celebrated the decision, and said the university would continue to support all undocumented students who have 鈥渃ome to our campus to pursue their academic and life goals.鈥�
Boswell, who leads the Office of Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement (ODECE), said the campus provides an array of support services for DACA recipients and students eligible for Colorado鈥檚 Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET) program. He encouraged those interested in campus support services to visit the听DACA/ASSET resources webpage听for more information.
Chancellor DiStefano serves on the board of directors of the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the university is a member of both the AAU and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), which issued statements of support for the court鈥檚 DACA decision and for the contributions of DACA students.
