Undergraduate Student Government president Mikaela Bautista said Tuesday that USC’s immigration enforcement policy is expected to remain unchanged, as concerns around campus safety for undocumented and mixed-status students continue amid heightened national attention to federal immigration actions. 

During officer reports at Tuesday night’s meeting, Bautista said the executive cabinet met with Student Life and is scheduled to meet with the Department of Public Safety to relay “concerns brought to [them] by varying students of the community” regarding immigration enforcement on campus. 

Bautista said USG specifically inquired about the immigration enforcement action policy — which was last updated in January. 

USC’s current policy states that covered personnel must immediately notify DPS if they suspect or become aware of immigration enforcement officers entering campus, or if a student or employee may have been taken into custody. 

Bautista also said the Gould School of Law Immigration Legal Assistance Center cannot provide help for international students who are “seeking support on a non-humanitarian basis.” According to Bautista, USG has provided lists of private attorneys, linked in her report, who can support international students. 

Senator Noa Foruzanfar said the Gould Immigration Clinic is accepting volunteers and encouraging students who are interested in “getting work done within the community” to participate. 

Following Bautista’s report, senator Zachary Garcia asked if Bautista had any conversations with interim President Beong-Soo Kim regarding the University’s stance on federal immigration agents. Bautista said USG has relayed concerns about compliance with immigration enforcement and that the University “will keep these concerns in mind amid these ongoing conversations.” 

Later in the meeting, the USG senate unanimously voted to cancel the upcoming Feb. 10 meeting to accommodate the senatorial forum and presidential and vice presidential debate, which are scheduled to take place during the regular meeting time. 

Associate justice Jackalyn Karamanougian said attendance for USG officers will be counted at the forum and debate. 

Next week’s senatorial forum will take place from 7 to 8 p.m., followed by the presidential and vice presidential debate from 8 to 9:30 p.m. 

Senator Zehran Muqtadir asked whether USG considered moving the time for either the forum or the senate meeting. Karamanougian said that because USG attendance will be counted and USG officers are available from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, the judicial council decided to keep the forum at its scheduled time.