
UC files brief to Supreme Court challenging Trump’s 2017 DACA reversal
The UC system filed a brief to the Supreme Court, challenging the Trump administration’s 2017 decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
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The UC system filed a brief to the Supreme Court, challenging the Trump administration’s 2017 decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
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After six years in office, UC President Janet Napolitano announced that she will step down from her position effective Aug. 1, 2020.
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For undocumented students at UC Berkeley, DACA provides the authorization necessary to receive financial aid through Director’s Work Study, according to the campus Undocumented Student Program, or USP, website.
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Since 1990, the Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, program has provided legal and humanitarian protection to immigrants in the U.S. fleeing natural disasters, war and political unrest. At the end of 2017, President Trump threatened to terminate the TPS program and deport more than 320,000 TPS beneficiaries already living in
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On Jan. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom put forward a $209 billion state budget proposal that outlines his vision for the state. The bill includes a series of funding increases for the UC, which signal a welcome departure from former governor Jerry Brown’s more restrained appropriations. The governor’s proposal allocated $1.3
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Democrats Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez will face off Nov. 6 in the race for lieutenant governor of California to replace current Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in the upcoming November election.
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Almost a year after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, for lack of documentation, UC Berkeley student and campus senior Luis Mora received his U.S. employment authorization.
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According to Santos, his commitment to his company has been greatly bolstered by his ability to reside in the United States because of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.
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The university filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in September 2017 over the decision to repeal DACA. On Jan. 9, U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued a temporary nationwide injunction.
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The East Bay College Fund, or EBCF, awarded 413 total Oakland high school students with nearly $3 million combined in scholarships at a ceremony May 30.
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