Hundreds at St. John’s University protest new Customs and Border Protection partnership – QNS

St. John’s Community Presents Petition to End University Partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol

D’Angelo Center on the St. John’s University Queens campus.Torch Photo / Sara Kiernan On the morning of May 27, St. John’s University faculty and staff went to Newman Hall to personally deliver a petition with 841 signatures calling for the end of the University’s partnership with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). On May 6, St. John’s announced their collaboration with the New York Field Office of the CBP to create an Institute for Borde…

Hundreds at St. John’s University protest new Customs and Border Protection partnership – QNS

May. 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of faculty, students, alumni and community members from St. John’s University have signed an online petition calling on the university to immediately terminate a planned partnership with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP), citing ethical and cultural concerns. Faculty members of St. John’s in Jamaica will deliver the petition, which has received 843 signatures, to the university administration in Newma…