Navigating Federal Changes

GSA-Specific Resources

Submission Form for University-Related Concerns

The GSA has launched this anonymouse submission to receive comments and concerns from the graduate community regarding changes to university activities and support due to new Federal directives. Submissions will help guide GSA activites and outreach. Submissions are anonymous and email addresses from respondents will NOT be collected. This is form is monitored by students on the GSA executive board. 

Yale Resources

Note: Information below has been publically provided by Yale GSAS Administration.

See Deans’ GSAS-wide email file below (March 2025)

For updates from Yale Administration regarding executive orders and policies impacting federally funded research, please see the 2025 Federal Administration Transition site housed by Research at Yale.

For International Students

Please see the new OISS page, Immigration FAQs for International Students and Scholars, for guidance on immediate concerns or scenarios.

If you have questions/concerns, please contact your designated OISS advisor!

The Office of International Students & Scholars is providing website updates regarding Recent Immigration Actions and Updates. This includes guidance for interacting with ICE or other law enforcement. 

Yale’s Immigration Working Group is also monitoring impacts from developments listed in the document here.

Procedure of Outside Law Enforcement Presence on Campus (from GSAS)

If you would like to know more information about engagement with outside law enforcement officials, we would like to remind you to familiarize yourself with procedures for what to do if you encounter immigration enforcement (ICE). You should ask the officer or agent for their credentials and then ask them to wait. Then, please immediately contact the Yale Police Department (YPD) at (203) 432-4400. YPD is prepared for calls from the university community on these matters.

The Public Safety page provides information about YPD policies and procedures for outside law enforcement presence on campus. This page also provides detailed guidance on what to do when you encounter law enforcement: Guidance for Contacts with Law Enforcement. 

Reminder: Always Carry Your Immigration Registration Documents

Section 264(e) of the INA also requires every nonimmigrant of 18 years of age and over to carry evidence of immigration registration document (such as Form I-94, see above) “at all times,” including when traveling domestically or just going about daily life. Based on this requirement, we recommend that you do the following: 
 

Traveling locally (in and around New Haven)

  • You do not need to carry all your original immigration documents. 
  • You should carry printed copies of:
  • You should also have scans/photos of the following available on a phone or mobile device:
    • Passport bio page,
    • Visa issued by the U.S. consulate (Canadian citizens do not need a visa),
    • I-797 Approval notice (for those in H-1B or O-1 status).
    • EAD card (for those who are currently on F-1 OPT or STEM OPT) 

Traveling outside of New Haven

You should carry all your original documents
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Valid passport
  • Most Recent I-94 record
  • Form I-20 or DS-2019 for those in F-1 or J-1 status respectively
  • I-797 approval notice for those in H-1B or O-1 status
  • EAD card (for those who are currently on F-1 OPT or STEM OPT) 

Make Copies & Securely Share 

In addition to the guidance above about carrying your immigration documents at all times, we also recommend that you make copies of all of your immigration documents and keep them in a separate safe place where someone else you trust can access them. Make sure to share the location of the copies of your documents with this trusted person so they know where to find them in case of an emergency.