Overview
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection no longer appears on the University of Maine career fair listing after organizers threatened a boycott and campus groups pressed to uninvite the agency.
- Jewish Voice for Peace’s campus vice president said Border Patrol had pulled out, and The Maine Campus reported that ICE was also removed from the online employer roster.
- The UMaine Graduate Workers Union and allied student organizations led the campaign, arguing that federal immigration agencies pose safety risks to vulnerable community members.
- University official Samantha Warren said leaders worked with UMaine Police to ensure a safe, inclusive fair focused on student success, while inviting a wide range of employers.
- Commentators criticized the outcome as limiting access to federal job opportunities, and coverage noted a recent ICE withdrawal from an Arizona State University fair as context.