In Letter to Trump Faust Urges Continuation of DACA
As President Donald Trump considers ending a program that allows some undocumented students to legally live in the United States  University President Drew G. Faust implored him in a letter Monday to preserve it.
But DACA stands on shaky ground under Trump  who pledged to crack down on illegal immigration during his campaign. The  Trump  administration extended the program in June  to the relief of Harvardâs undocumented students. In recent days  however  reports have indicated that  Trump  is once again mulling DACAâs future  under pressure from 10 states that have threatened to sue the federal government if it doesnât put a stop to the program by Sept. 5. Options on the table include doing away with DACA entirely or putting in place a watered-down version of the program  according to a CNN report.
This letter is the second Faust has sent to  Trump  about DACA; she and more than 100 college and university presidents co-signed a statement in support of the program to  Trump  last November.
Tanaka praised administrators for their âproactiveâ effortsâincluding Faustâs letter to  Trump âbut criticized Faustâs reluctance to call Harvard a sanctuary campus.
Both Tanaka and Pinto said they hope that if  Trump  does put a halt to the DACA program  Faust and other administrators will ramp up protections for undocumented students.
As President  [TGT]  considers ending a program that allows some undocumented students to legally live in the United States  University President Drew G. Faust implored him in a letter Monday to preserve it.
But DACA stands on shaky ground under Trump  who pledged to crack down on illegal immigration during his campaign. The  Trump  administration extended the program in June  to the relief of Harvardâs undocumented students. In recent days  however  reports have indicated that  Trump  is once again mulling DACAâs future  under pressure from 10 states that have threatened to sue the federal government if it doesnât put a stop to the program by Sept. 5. Options on the table include doing away with DACA entirely or putting in place a watered-down version of the program  according to a CNN report.
This letter is the second Faust has sent to  Trump  about DACA; she and more than 100 college and university presidents co-signed a statement in support of the program to  Trump  last November.
Tanaka praised administrators for their âproactiveâ effortsâincluding Faustâs letter to  Trump âbut criticized Faustâs reluctance to call Harvard a sanctuary campus.
Both Tanaka and Pinto said they hope that if  Trump  does put a halt to the DACA program  Faust and other administrators will ramp up protections for undocumented students.