Administrative Rule 1070-01

Immigration Enforcement Notification

 

Purpose

This procedure is legally required to be in compliance with Chapter 48 (Oregon Laws 2026), ORS 180.805 and ORS 181A.822. 

 

Statement

Linn-Benton Community College shall notify all students, faculty, staff, and other college community members when a federal immigration authority is confirmed to have entered the college for immigration enforcement, to the fullest extent consistent with state and federal law. This procedure establishes a framework for providing such notice.

Designated Official

The Director of Safety and Loss Prevention or their designee is responsible for:

The Director of Safety and Loss Prevention or their designee will follow Linn-Benton Community College protocols on notification activities pursuant to this procedure.

Notification Requirements

When a federal immigration authority is confirmed to be present for immigration enforcement, notice will be provided to:

The notice must include, at a minimum, the following information:

The notice must not disclose personally identifiable information or any other information that may not be legally disclosed. In addition, information disclosed in the notice must not threaten the health or safety of students or employees; or otherwise be prohibited by a court order.

Notice must be provided as expediently as possible using existing methods typically employed by the college to deliver electronic communications.

Notice is not required when a federal immigration authority enters a campus solely to accompany a patient for medical care.

Notice is not required when the federal government conducts routine visits regarding compliance with employment laws requiring legal ability to work in the United States or verification of compliance with the Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP).

Notice to Individual Students

The VP of Academic and Student Affairs or their designee is responsible for the following notification:

Unless otherwise prohibited by law or a court order, the college will make reasonable efforts to provide notice to a student when the college has provided information related to that student to a federal immigration authority. Nothing in this notice requirement changes the college’s obligations under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or alters its routine compliance with the SEVP.

Training Requirements

Linn-Benton Community College will provide training at least once every two years to the Director of Safety and Loss Prevention and their designee, if applicable, including at a minimum information regarding the requirements of this policy, and any applicable model policies published by the Attorney General under ORS 180.810.

Definitions

“Campus” for the purpose of this procedure, means the; 164.04 acres of the Linn-Benton Community College Albany campus, 4.96 acres of the Linn-Benton Community College Corvallis campus, and the 14.03 acres of the Linn-Benton Community College Lebanon campuses – as shown in official Linn-Benton Community College maps and which may be amended from time to time to include additional acreage.

“Federal immigration authority” means the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or a successor agency, any other federal immigration agency or official, or any other entity to which a federal immigration agency delegates or assigns the authority to detect, investigate or enforce violations of immigration law.

“Immigration enforcement” means any activity that has as a purpose the apprehension or identification of an individual in order to:

  1. Subject the individual to civil immigration arrest, civil immigration detention, removal or deportation proceedings or removal or deportation from the United States; or
  2. Criminally prosecute the individual for offenses related to federal laws regarding immigration status.

 

 

Date of Adoption:
9/23/26
Dates of Revision:

Dates of Review: