Let’s see how they feel going without financial aid
The students pushing for these “sanctuary universities” will likely have rights to take classes on the taxpayer dime for many years. See https://www.bop.gov/inmates/custody_and_care/education.jsp for more on this for when they may become inmates due to being convicted of felonies.
It seems like they are being in reckless disregard of the fact that certain aliens have come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law and they are attempting to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such aliens in any place, including any building or any means of transportation, at their universities. It sounds like that for each person they wish to conceal that they can be fined and/or imprisoned up to 5 years. When someone is convicted of a fine where they can be sentenced to less than five years but more than one year, it is typically classified as a Class E felony. In such circumstances the fines could be up to $250K per offense.
On all this they should first consult an attorney and be well-aware that these snowflakes are putting themselves in hot water legally. I’m no attorney and claim to have no expertise on any of this.
8 U.S. Code § 1324 (a)(1)(A)(iii) - knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation
8 U.S. Code § 1324 (a)(1)(B)(ii) - A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs .... in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II), be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;
18 U.S. Code § 3559 (a)(5) An offense that is not specifically classified by a letter grade in the section defining it, is classified if the maximum term of imprisonment authorized is ... less than five years but more than one year, as a Class E felony
18 U.S. Code § 3571 (b)(3) A defendant who has been found guilty of an offense may be sentenced to pay a fine ... Except as provided in [special exceptions], an individual who has been found guilty of an offense may be fined not more than the greatest of ... for a felony, not more than $250,000
18 U.S. Code § 3571 (c)(3) A defendant who has been found guilty of an offense may be sentenced to pay a fine ... Except as provided in [special exceptions], an organization that has been found guilty of an offense may be fined not more than the greatest of ... for a felony, not more than $500,000
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3559
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3571
Exactly ... no student loans for any students at any university that disobeys Federal Law. I am pretty sure that would get their attention.