The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
SGB during its meeting on Tuesday, April 8.

SGB addresses concerns about ICE presence on campus, hears SJP lawsuit against administration, approves governing code bill

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer • April 16, 2025
At its weekly meeting on Tuesday at Nordy’s Place, Student Government Board heard concerns about rumors of ICE on campus and voted to pass the Omnibus Bill. A representative from Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which the university indefinitely suspended in March, stated that the organization is moving forward with a lawsuit against Pitt administration. The board also introduced a new bill to create a SGB Disability Liaison position, which will be voted on at the next public meeting.
The Cathedral of Learning.

Trump administration revokes multiple international student visas at Pitt and other Pennsylvania universities

By Briana Bindus, Assistant News Editor • April 9, 2025
This week, international students at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, among other Pennsylvania colleges, had their visas revoked by the Trump administration.
The Cathedral of Learning.

‘Incredibly dystopian’: Pitt community reacts to rumors of ICE on campus

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer • April 8, 2025
Across the country, ICE has targeted foreign nationals on college campuses for deportation. Many Pitt students fear their campus is next.
SGB Board Member Maddie McCann-Colvard speaks at the Student Government Board meeting in Nordy’s Place on Tuesday, March 25.

SGB introduces new governing code bill and addresses rumors of ICE on campus

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer  • April 2, 2025
At its weekly meeting at Nordy’s Place on Tuesday, Student Government Board introduced an omnibus bill that aims to improve the board’s governing code and internal processes. The board also responded to rumors of potential ICE presence on campus.
Editorial | Schools must remain ICE-free to protect children

Editorial | Schools must remain ICE-free to protect children

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 24, 2025
The 1982 Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe ruled that undocumented children have the right to public education, and it was believed that immigration arrests that took place in the school environment were unconstitutional. This is clearly not a belief of the Trump administration any longer, as Trump’s threats to commit a mass deportation — specifically against Latinx populations — become an increasingly likely reality.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released new guidelines Monday, which said if universities move classes fully online, the agency will move to deport international students.

ICE to rescind new international student guidelines

By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss • July 14, 2020
U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement said Tuesday that it will rescind guidance issued last Monday which would have forced international students to leave the country if classes are online only in the fall.
The Cathedral of Learning watches over an empty Pitt campus.

Pitt files brief in support of lawsuit against new ICE guidelines

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • July 13, 2020
Pitt filed an amicus brief on Monday supporting Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s lawsuit against the Trump administration.
The COVID-19 pandemic causes uncertainty about returning for the fall semester for many of Pitt’s more than 3,100 international students.

‘What did we do to deserve this?’: International students worried about new ICE guidelines

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • July 10, 2020
International students at Pitt say they are gravely concerned over new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidelines announced Monday, which would force them to leave the country if the University moves classes online only for the fall.
More than 1,000 people sign letter urging University action against ICE guidance

More than 1,000 people sign letter urging University action against ICE guidance

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • July 9, 2020
More than 1,000 people have signed an open letter penned by four graduate students in the English department to Pitt’s administration urging the University to take swift action.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released new guidelines Monday, which said if universities move classes fully online, the agency will move to deport international students.

Editorial | International student guidelines show why ICE must go

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • July 7, 2020
These guidelines for international students are nothing more than a way to advance the administration’s current anti-immigrant agenda and kickstart the economy by forcing students back to work.
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