Lizzie Swanson ’28
The Center for Career Development is a resource at Holy Cross which students of all class years are encouraged to engage with. Focused on helping students discover their passions, connecting with alumni, and setting them up for a successful career after graduation, the center regularly hosts career workshops which often feature guest speakers. On Thursday, November 13th, a Special Agent with the Department of Homeland Security was set to discuss “the ins and outs of USA.jobs.gov and how to put together a resume for federal government positions” as well as answer questions “on work in the careers at the Department of Homeland Security.” This event was originally supposed to be held in Hogan at 4:30pm. However, due to a large amount of dissent from both Holy Cross students and faculty as well as the Worcester community at large, it was moved to Zoom. The Student Social Justice Collective, a club on campus “dedicated to advocacy for human rights and justice around the world” took to their Instagram page on Wednesday, organizing a protest which was originally intended to disrupt the event itself (before it was moved online).
In response to this action taken by Holy Cross administration, members of the community gathered on the Hoval in solidarity with those who have been affected by the recent ICE raids around the country. ICE, otherwise known as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, operates as a part of the Department of Homeland Security. Under President Trump’s administration, a series of mass deportations have gone underway. The Department of Homeland Security has reported that 1.6 million undocumented immigrants have left the country on their own accord and that over 527,000 people have been deported. DHS has not provided evidence to back up these claims. The number of those who have been affected by recent actions taken by ICE cannot be verified. However, NBC News reports that as of September 25th, more than 59,000 individuals have been detained in an ICE detention center since the beginning of the Trump administration…