College of Idaho reacts to ICE ruling

19TH.INTERNATIONALSTUDENTS IN THE U-SON F-1 OR M-1 VISASARE AT RISK OFDEPORTATION ...FOLLOWING AFEDERAL RULINGMADE MONDAY.EARLIER..

WESHARED BOISESTATE'S REACTIONTO THE NEWS..

ANDNOW..

WE'RECATCHING UP WITHMORE IDAHOINSTITUTIONS.OUR FRANKIEKATAFIAS JOINS USLIVE WITH MOREDETAILS.MANY COLLEGESARE FINDINGLOOPHOLES TO KEEPTHEIR STUDENTSRIGHT WHERE THEYARE.I CAUGHT UP WITHTHE COLLEGE OFIDAHO..

AND ONE OFITS INTERNATIONALSTUDENTS TO FINDOUT THEIR NEXTSTEPS."THIS AFFECTS A LOTOF OUR STUDENTBODY AND THERICHNESS IN THECULTURE OF OURSTUDENT BODY."INTERNATIONALSTUDENTS FROM 90DIFFERENTCOUNTRIES MAKE UP17 PERCENT OF THESTUDENT BODY ATTHE COLLEGE OFIDAHO.

WITH AFEDERAL RULINGTHREATENINGINTERNATIONALSTUDENTS FUTURESDUE TO ONLINECLASSES BECAUSEOF CORONAVIRUSCONCERNS, C OF I ISALSO EXPRESSINGITS CONCERNS."JUST EVERYTHINGWITH COVID THERE'SSTILL A LOT OFQUESTIONS OUTTHERE AND SO THATAMBIGUITY IS VERYDIFFICULT."THE RULING LISTSSCENARIOS FORONLINE, IN-PERSONAND HYBRIDLEARNING THECOLLEGE PLANS TOPURSUE HYBRIDLEARNING IN THEFALL"I THINK ITS KINDATHAT GRAY AREA INTHE MIDDLE THATEVERYONE ISSTRUGGLING WITH."CHRISTIAN GARCIA ISA JUNIOR MAJORINGIN INTERNATIONALPOLITICAL ECONOMY.

A VENEZUELANNATIVE CHRISTIANAND HISINTERNATIONALPEERS AREWORRYING ABOUTWHAT THIS RULINGCOULD MEAN FORTHEM AND THEIRFUTURES."EVERYONE WASPANICKINGEVERYONE WAS SADWE WERE LIKEWHAT'S GOING TOHAPPEN TO US."THE RULING STATES,"NONIMMIGRANT F-1AND M-1 STUDENTSATTENDING SCHOOLSOPERATING ENTIRELYONLINE MAY NOTTAKE A FULL ONLINECOURSE LOAD ANDREMAIN IN THEUNITED STATES.""HAVING TO SEND ASTUDENT HOME TOTHEIR HOMECOUNTRY DOESN'TSTUDENT HOME TOTHEIR HOMECOUNTRY DOESN'TNECESSARILY MEANTHEY'RE GOING TOBE ABLE TONECESSARILY MEANTHEY'RE GOING TOBE ABLE TOCONTINUE THEIREDUCATION."IN VENEZUELACHRISTIAN TELLS USTHERE IS A PROBLEMWITH WATER,ELECTRICITY, ANDINTERNET"THEY CUT OUT THEELECTRICITY 6 TO 8INTERNET"THEY CUT OUT THEELECTRICITY 6 TO 8HOURS A DAY WHENIT COMES THERE'SNO INTERNET THEREIS NO WATER."AND BECAUSE OFTHIS PANDEMICCHRISTIAN'SPARENTS ARE JUSTBARELY MAKINGENDS MEET"THEY HAVE TO SELLEGGS AND CHEESE INFRONT OF OURHOUSE ON A PLASTICTABLE."SO CHRISTIANWORRIES THATGOING BACK HOMEMEANS GOING BACKTO WORK AND NOTSCHOOL."YOU KNOW ONEMORE MOUTH TOFEED AND ALL THATYOU'RE SETTING UPSTUDENTS TO FAIL."FRANKIE KATIFIASIDAHO NEWS SIX.THE COLLEGE OFIDAHO SAYS ITSOFFERING SUPPORTTO ANY STUDENTAFFECTED BY THISRULING, AND HAVESINCE