As xenophobia has become one of the most virulent political weapons in the US in recent years, New Jersey in particular has become a center of “crimmigration” - the intersection of prisons, policing, and the immigration system - with the opening of the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center in 2025 and multiple recent attacks on the Princeton community by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We recognize that the crimmigration system is one of the fastest-growing systems of carceral oppression in our country, and we are committed to using our position at Princeton University to fight the persecution of immigrants and support our community members, regardless of status or origin. Through partnerships with local community organizations, we are working to connect Princeton students to the ICE Out of Princeton campaign, build material solidarity and allyship with immigrant communities, and support academic efforts across campus to fight the criminalization of immigrants. We are also committed to protecting international students on our campus, and we are in coalition with activists at Princeton fighting the unjust imprisonment and deportation of student activists and the fear-mongering tactics used to quell free speech on campuses.
IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE
SPEAR stands in unwavering solidarity with the communities of immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented people in central New Jersey and beyond. The Immigration Committee works to expose and fight the carceral logic which governs the US immigration system and provide solidarity to our neighbors, regardless of status or origin.