Committee on Immigration Policy and Practice (CIPP)

The Committee on Immigration Policy and Practice (CIPP) is a standing committee within NAFSA, not one of the Knowledge Communities. CIPP is concerned with Immigration Regulations and their interpretation for the benefit of International Students and Scholars. CIPP representatives in NAFSA liaise with DHS staff (USCIS, USCBP, and USICE), act as a clearinghouse for Immigration information, and facilitate the dissemination of Regulatory notices and updates.

In keeping with the Aloha Spirit, Hawaii-Pacific CIPP District Representatives have fostered a very close relationship with "legacy INS" and current DHS personnel. For many years a unique feature of the CIPP DR function in the Hawaii Pacific District has been hosting monthly meetings attended by INS/DHS personnel and school representatives. These gatherings have allowed a mutually supportive relationship to be established between International Education specialists in the public/private sector and INS/DHS in order for both sides to gain insights into Immigration regulations and their correct interpretation.

In recent years, these meetings have gone high tech and have been held via Hawaii Interactive Television System (HITS) with participants attending in person from the broadcast location in Kuykendall Hall on the UH Manoa campus and virtually from KCC, UH West Oahu, and UH sites on Kauai, Maui, and the Big Island.

For more information, please contact Joel Weaver at joelw@hawaii.edu