LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The President of the College of Southern Nevada announced on Tuesday that recruiters from U.S. Customs and Border Protection would no longer be participating in two upcoming career fairs on CSN campuses.
WATCH | Mary Kielar has an update to a story she first told you about last week:
In a letter to the campus community, President Stacy Klippenstein said “we appreciated their understanding of the concerns” students had, and “their decision to withdraw from the fair.” Klippenstein added, “they stated that while their focus is to recruit employees, they had no desire to negatively impact the success of the career fair.”
You can watch her initial report here:
Iltze Pimienta was one of them. "Our community here, they’re full of passion for their students, they want their students to succeed. And the fact that they listened to our voices and our fears just gives us the certainty that we’re coming to a safe space. That’s what we need, and I’m very very grateful for that."
She added, "I appreciate your support...Channel 13, just having you guys here, just giving us the space. Giving us the moment to actually speak out."
The Vice President of Student Affairs at CSN, Dr. Juan Avalos told KTNV last week he was fielding questions and concerns from students and staff when the flyer for the career fairs came out.
He emphasized the recruiting component of CBP’s presence on campus, and said that while they are under the Department of Homeland Security, they are not ICE.
Channel 13 did reach out to CBP for comment last week, and again on Tuesday for any comment they might have on the decision to withdraw from the career fairs at CSN.
