The annual job fair at Cal Poly Pomona has traditionally allowed students to network with hundreds of recruiters, but the event this year has been canceled partly because of the federal government’s scheduled attendance.

The rumor that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol will occupy some of the recruiter booths spread like fire on social media.

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While Cal Poly Pomona administrators said the rumor is not true, the two federal agencies did register for the event that was supposed to happen next month.

“I’m questioning, ‘Why would they do that?’” said one student, upset about the now defunct plan to have the DHS and Border Patrol participate in the job fair.

“I feel like (schoo

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