State of Washington, et al., v. Trump., et al

Filing 202

NOTICE of Lodging Additional Declarations re 198 Amended Complaint, ; filed by Plaintiffs Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Updated Imdex of Declarations in Support of Third Amended Complaint, # 2 Decl of Negin Ingbrigtsen, # 3 2nd Decl of Sadaf Amin, # 4 Decl of Janet Billups, # 5 Decl of Janet Camp, # 6 Decl of Susan Capalbo, # 7 2nd Decl of Margaret Everett, # 8 Decl of Anke Schennink, # 9 2nd Decl of Lovely A. Warren, # 10 Decl of Wim Wiewel, # 11 Decl of Lydia Wood, # 12 Decl of Joseph E. Fahey, # 13 2nd Decl of Aaron O. Lavine, # 14 2nd Decl of Eric Scherzer, # 15 3rd Decl of Eric Scherzer)(Melody, Colleen)

DECLARATION OF
JANET CAMP

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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CASE NO. Cl7-0141JLR
STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al.,
DECLARATION OF JANET CAMP
Plaintiffs,

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v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, et al.,

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Defendants.

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I, Janet Camp, hereby declare and affirm as follows:
1. I am over the age of 18 and competent to testify.
2. I am employed by Eastern Oregon University and serve as the International Student
Services Coordinator. Among my duties, I am the primary designated school official for
Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS), advise students on F-1 VISA
matters, immigration regulations, and academic, personal, financial, social and crosscultural concerns. Implementing on-campus international programs is one of the key
duties in the retention of international students. Because of the services I provide, I am
able to connect with the international students personally and learn their stories. I have
personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this declaration and I am competent to testify
about them.
3. Eastern Oregon University ("EOU") is a four-year university offering bachelor's and
master's degrees, located in La Grande, Oregon. EOU 's mission is to guide students'
inquiry through integrated, high-quality liberal arts and professional programs that lead to
responsible and reflective action in a diverse and interconnected world. As an
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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
1162 Court Street
Salem, OR 9730 l
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Fax: [phone]

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educational, cultural and scholarly center, EOU connects the rural regions of Oregon to a

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wider world. Our partnerships with colleges, universities, agencies and communities add

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to the educational possibilities of our region and state.

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4. "International students" are foreign nationals studying at EOU pursuant to a U.S.

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government-issued visa. Having international students attend Eastern Oregon University

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is essential to EOU's mission of connecting the rural regions of Oregon to the wider

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world, and preparing all of our students for success in a diverse and interconnected world.

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Consistent with that mission, EOU strives to attain a rich and diverse student body,

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including a significant number of international students who are an essential part of the

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community, who add to and enhance the experience of all students, and who provide an

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important part of EOU's enrollment revenue.

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5. I am familiar with the Presidential Proclamation entitled "Enhancing Vetting Capabilities

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and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or

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Other Public-Safety Threats," which I understand to permanently bar certain classes of

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persons entering the United States who are citizens of any of the following eight

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countries: Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, and Somalia ("the

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affected countries").

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6. The Presidential Proclamation has had a direct effect on Eastern Oregon University, as it

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prevented an international student from Iran from attending EOU this year. The

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proclamation, moreover, appears to have had a broader impact on EOU than the loss of

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one student. In the 9 years that I have served as EOU's International Student Services

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Coordinator, our enrollment of international students has never dropped below 20

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students. For Fall Term 2017, we were only able to enroll 11 international students. An

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additional 21 students who we had fully expected to be able to enroll were not able to

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obtain visas. These were students from such countries as Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and

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Nepal, among others. I believe the loss of these international students is an indirect result
of the Presidential Proclamation. I am not alone in this understanding. Agencies that the
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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
1162 Court Street
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university works with to recruit international students have warned me that they expect a

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40% decrease in the number of international students coming to the United States this

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year. A reduction like this has a disproportionate impact on a small regional university

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such as Eastern Oregon University, which lacks the name recognition and dedicated

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institutional resources of larger universities.

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7. International students at EOU pay non-resident tuition and fee rates which are

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significantly higher than in-state resident tuition and fee rates.

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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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Executed this 16th day of October, 2017

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DECLARATION OF JANET CAMP - 3

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
1162 Court Street
Salem, OR 97301
Telephone: [phone]
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