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Students honor ICE victims in Día de los Muertos vigil, demand “sanctuary campus”

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Source: The Stanford Daily

A crowd of around 100 people gathered at Meyer Green on Monday for a Día de los Muertos vigil to honor victims of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Student speakers demanded that Stanford adopt “sanctuary” policies by limiting its cooperation with ICE and working to support and protect undocumented students. Students read the names of the 82 people confirmed to have been killed by ICE, telling the life stories of several. “It was beautiful seeing everyone come together around the altar and remember and honor their lives,” said attendee Esperanza Collazo ’27. David, a fifth-year Ph.D.

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