The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors approved $100,000 to be allocated to a third-party organization to support children and families impacted by immigration in the Central Coast, and passed an agreement to adopt policies on required judicial warrants and anti-commandeering of non-public spaces by ICE.
Author Archives: Angel Corzo
Angel Corzo is a journalism major with a concentration in news writing. As a data and investigations reporter for The Hill, he is driven by stories that focus on accountability and human interest. He hopes to shed light on topics that are underrepresented in the media. He prides himself on the patience and attention to detail he uses within his writing.
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‘It never gets easier’: Mustang News reporters witnessed an ICE arrest in Santa Maria
Four masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stood outside the Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail on April 1, waiting to detain an inmate being released. Cesar Vasquez and several other legal observers for 805 UndocuFund were standing close by, documenting the federal agents as they walked to their unmarked vehicles with an inmate, now […]
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University officials clarify use of Flock Safety cameras amid student backlash
Cal Poly has partnered with Flock Safety to provide image and video surveillance to its campus, and the university has data sharing turned off, though it can be switched on if requested by law enforcement through a lawful court order.
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En vanguardia: los estudiantes de Cal Poly hacen campaña de los estudios con el trabajo de defensa de los inmigrantes locales
Find the English version here. Traducido por Suri Moreno. Un estudiante de ingeniería amaneció con el zumbido de su teléfono un miércoles por la mañana. El mensaje de texto que vio le hizo salir rápidamente de casa y dirigirse a la cárcel del condado de San Luis Obispo. Le dijeron que los agentes federales de inmigración tenían […]
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On the front line: Cal Poly students juggle school and local immigrant advocacy work
An engineering student woke up to his phone buzzing one Wednesday morning. The text message he saw sent him quickly out the door and over to the San Luis Obispo County Jail. Federal immigration agents, he was told, were planning to detain someone. Around the time he and other volunteers for the Central Coast immigrant […]
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Community members voice concern and support for ICE at SLO County forum about local law enforcement involvement
Hundreds of people attended a San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors forum to discuss the Sheriff’s Office cooperation with ICE, with public comments ranging from support to discontent, and lasting nearly four hours.
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Dorm construction disrupts current students ability to sleep and to study
Construction behind the Red Bricks dorms is projected to end fall 2026 as part of an ongoing plan to bring more student housing on Cal Poly’s campus. In the meantime, students struggle with sleeping and studying in dorms during construction. As Cal Poly moves to require on-campus living for underclassmen starting next fall, the university […]
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Cal Poly’s Poly Royal Rodeo returns to Spanos Stadium, increasing guest capacity
Cal Poly’s annual Poly Royal Rodeo will take place at Alex G. Spanos Stadium from April 9-11, accommodating more than 11,000 guests and featuring college rodeo athletes from the West Coast.
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Gala Pride Center’s ex-director charged with embezzling funds
Dustin Robert Colyer-Worth, the former executive director of the Gala Pride and Diversity Center in San Luis Obispo, was charged with embezzling funds from the organization from November 2022 to October 2024.
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Cal Poly says this is how faculty should respond to ICE
Cal Poly has released a list of guidelines for faculty to follow if ICE comes to campus, including staying calm, understanding ICE authority, protecting privacy, and communicating carefully, while also providing resources from the Cal State system.
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Cal Poly students and faculty protest U.S. Customs and Border Protection recruiting at the career fair
Cal Poly’s annual career fair will proceed as planned, despite widespread outcry from student and faculty groups who view the presence of U.S. Customs and Border Protection as “hypocritical” and “frustrating” due to the agency’s involvement in recent immigration raids targeting people of color.