As a child, Karen Coronilla would get upset when her father would come home after a day’s work in construction or gardening without any pay. “He’d say, ‘Well I didn’t get paid today, I’m undocumented so there’s nothing I can do,’” Coronilla said. Coronilla, a third-year Chicana/o studies student who is a recipient of the […]
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California passes ‘sanctuary state’ bill to protect undocumented residents
California legislators passed a bill early Saturday morning to protect the state’s undocumented residents from federal immigration authorities. California’s state Senate voted 27-11 to approve Senate Bill 54, unofficially known as the “sanctuary state” bill, which limits state and local authorities from working with federal agencies to enforce immigration law. The bill also prevents local […]
LA to host 2028 Summer Olympics, athletes to use UCLA facilities
Los Angeles is now officially set to host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, following a vote by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday. Los Angeles, which will be using UCLA campus facilities during the games, declared candidacy for the 2028 Olympics in July. Although the city originally intended to host the games in 2024, following […]
Gov. Brown announces plan to allot $30 million for undocumented students
Gov. Jerry Brown and leaders in the state legislature announced a proposal Tuesday to allocate $30 million to support undocumented students. The state proposes spending an additional $20 million on immigrant legal services through the One California program, a state program that supports immigrant Californians. In addition, the state is proposing an additional $10 million […]
California files lawsuit against Trump administration over DACA repeal
The state of California sued President Donald Trump’s administration Monday for ending a program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the state, along with attorneys general for Minnesota, Maryland and Maine, is filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration for ending the […]
UCLA students and faculty respond to Trump’s decision to end DACA
When Mishelle Oh wanted to join her high school basketball team, the family she lived with urged her not to play. Because Oh was undocumented, she could not get health insurance and would have had to pay to treat injuries out of pocket. Oh, a 2017 UCLA alumna, said when she enrolled in the Deferred […]
Panel of immigration lawyers, university staff discuss Trump ending DACA
Immigration lawyers and university staff discussed the impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to end a program that deferred deportation for thousands of undocumented individuals at a panel Thursday. On Tuesday, Trump ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program enacted by former President Barack Obama in 2012 that deferred deportations for undocumented individuals brought […]