College students in Massachusetts rally in name of “sanctuary campuses”

AMHERST — Students at Amherst College  and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, along with scores of schools nationwide, held rallies this afternoon to proclaim themselves "sanctuary campuses," despite the fact that the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Agency officials are already banned from setting foot on college campuses. Schools are just one of the many zones listed in a 2011 memo issued by ICE Director John Morton as off-limits for "arrests, interviews, searches, and for purpo

AMHERST — Students at Amherst College  and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, along with scores of schools nationwide, held rallies this afternoon to proclaim themselves "sanctuary campuses," despite the fact that the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Agency officials are already banned from setting foot on college campuses. Schools are just one of the many zones listed in a 2011 memo issued by ICE Director John Morton as off-limits for "arrests, interviews, searches, and for purpo…