Following the lead of students both locally and across the nation, Swarthmore College officials have declared the campus a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants.

Swarthmore College President Valerie Smith and Board of Managers Chairman Thomas Spock announced Friday that the college would withhold voluntary information and access from immigration officials and not use the government’s E-Verify employment eligibility database, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Rebecca Heilweil.

“When there is a rising national rhetoric of intolerance and acts of hate that threaten people of color, Muslims, LGBTQ individuals, Jews, women and immigrants, among others, we affirm our protection of these groups, and we affirm our intention to support all students in their quest to pursue their education without government interference,” they wrote.

Read more about Swarthmore College’s decision and the growing trend in the Philadelphia Inquirer here, and check out previous DELCO Today coverage of the school here.