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NOCCCD adopts revised immigration enforcement protocol

Updated AP 3415 guidelines become an important protocol that protects student privacy when encountering immigration enforcement activities on the district campus.
Yolanda Li, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2026
Eli Young
Protesters at the Metropolitan Detention Center look on behind them at a helicopter shining a searchlight down into the crowd on Jan. 30, 2026.

The North Orange County Community College District has formalized its response to federal immigration enforcement on campuses, with an updated policy stating that the school will not allow any immigration officer to access private spaces on campus unless the immigration officer declares the situation urgent and demands entry to the campus. Staff are required to contact the vice president or vice chancellor of administrative services.

Administrative Procedure 3415, titled “Immigration Enforcement Activities,” was adopted by the District Consultation Council on Feb. 24, 2025, but revised on Jan. 26, 2026. The document outlines the rules for how district school staff should respond when immigration officers engage targeted students, and the impacts on residents and students.

Under the revision of the updated AP 3415, if the student is deported by the immigrant officers, the schools in the districts will offer any assistance and reasonable offers to help the student with their eligibility in all kinds of fees, such as financial aid, fellowship stipends, nonresident tuition fees, housing stipends, etc.

If the student is detained by immigration officers, the appropriate Vice President’s Office and the District Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the school shall provide a list of legal immigration representation services and the contact information of the student.

As national concerns about immigration enforcement activities have risen, the NOCCCD district formalized the AP 3415 to respond to the immigration actions that have a great impact on the students. The San Diego, Coast, Palomar and Victor Valley community college districts are in the process of adopting AP 3415 to respond to immigration enforcement access to schools and students.

Despite the AP 3415 proposed by the NOCCCD, many non-profit organizations have taken action in response to the recent immigration and customs enforcement in California. According to an Inside Fullerton article from 2025, due to the impact of the immigration enforcement that has expanded within the community, the residents in OC co-founded the Orange County Community Self-Defense Coalition to document and report the ICE officers and have saved three people from being detained.

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Yolanda Li
Yolanda Li, Staff Reporter
Yolanda is working toward an AA-T in political science major in Fullerton College and hoping to transfer to a UC in Fall 2026. She enjoys music, the arts, and movies during her free time. 
Eli Young
Eli Young, Editor-in-Chief
Eli has an AA in business management and an AA-T in journalism. She has an 8-year background in photography and interned at Los Angeles Magazine and is transferring to CSUSB in the fall of 2026 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in communications. In her free time, she likes to do photography, karaoke, and play board games.