A Transylvania University student claims her former classmate is targeting her for deportation by outing her as an undocumented immigrant then encouraging people to report her over Facebook.
Paola Garcia, 21, is a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Her fellow student at the Lexington, Kentucky school Taylor Ragg, posted a screenshot of Garcia’s profile with a ‘not my president’ header inside the anti-immigrant 10th Crusade Enthusiast page.
He captioned it: ‘Everyone go report this illegal at my school bragging about breaking the law.’
Paola Garcia, 21, uploaded a six-minute-long video responding to Taylor Ragg’s post that appeared to encourage people in the 10th Crusade Enthusiast Facebook page to report her
Hours after the story broke, the university sent an email to BuzzFeed News saying Ragg is no longer enrolled at Transylvania University.
University Vice President Michele Gaither Sparks said she could not comment on the specifics for privacy purposes.
Garcia posted a somber six minute response on YouTube Sunday and blamed President Donald Trump for emboldening racists.
Trump said he plans to end the Obama-era initiative DACA in six months if the Republican majority congress does not pass it into law.
DACA blogs immigration services from deporting the children of undocumented immigrants. In the video, Garcia said she moved
In the video, Garcia said she moved to the United States when she was two years old and has lived here for 19 years.
She said she has received threats from people because of Ragg’s post, including one of someone filling out a tip sheet to Homeland Security.
Garcia informed Transylvania University that she believed Ragg violated the non discrimination policy.
Garcia informed Transylvania University that she believed Ragg violated the non discrimination policy, which protects ethnicity and citizenship-incited discrimination
The school’s policy states: ‘Transylvania University is committed to ensuring that the institution is free of harassment and discrimination on the basis of race, color, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, pregnancy, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, religion or religious belief or veteran’s status or any other category protected by applicable state or federal law or local ordinance.’
Garcia told the Lexington Herald Leader that President Seamus Carey initially thought Ragg was making a ‘suggestion’ about how to respond to her profile, which was not a violation of the policy.