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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How Cal Poly plans to respond to federal immigration enforcement on campus
As President Donald Trump continues to assert executive orders on immigration and the detainment of undocumented people, Cal Poly has remained steadfast to support students if any encounters with the federal government were to occur on campus. Following President Trump’s inauguration, the administration wrote a plethora of executive orders, including orders centered around immigration control […]
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Cal Poly Dream Center Food Cabinet provides healthy options to students
In a partnership with the Dream Center, Campus Health and Wellbeing has opened a food cabinet on campus located in Science Building 52, Room E-11. Similar to the Food Pantry also on campus, the facility will continue to provide resources for “historically underrepresented students,” the website states. This collaboration aims to give greater access to […]
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Undocu-week at Cal Poly
Two weeks ago, various virtual and in-person events were held to raise awareness of undocumented student issues, to celebrate undocumented student voices and to continue to develop stronger relationships with the Cal Poly undocumented student community and allies. Some of the organized activities included listening to speakers, writing down ways to support undocumented students and […]
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“This event is for everybody”: Dream Center to host fourth annual Undocu-week
Cal Poly’s Dream Center will be hosting its fourth annual Undocu-week in person this year, packed full with new and interactive events. Undocu-week, which will be held Oct. 25-29, has events and activities for undocumented students, individuals who come from mixed status families and allies who support and stand with them. “This event is […]
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A judge ruled to end new DACA applications. Here’s what that means for Cal Poly students.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program can no longer accept new applications after a federal judge ruled on Friday that the policy was unlawful, according to a July 21 university email sent to students. The DACA program, created by former President Barack Obama in 2012, serves approximately 616,000 people nationwide and nearly 200 […]
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DACA accepting new applications
In a recent ruling, federal Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis ordered to restore Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), thereby affecting the nearly 200 undocumented students at Cal Poly. The Dec. 4 ruling ordered that both first-time DACA applications and renewal application requests be accepted. This decision followed more than three years of instability for the […]
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Undocu-Week: The Dream Center spotlights Cal Poly’s undocumented community
The theme — “My Existence Is…” — encouraged attendees to consider the nuances of experience as an undocumented person.
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Immigration attorneys to serve Cal Poly students, faculty & staff for free
The future of the DACA program is uncertain, but immigration lawyers will come to campus twice a month until 2021 to offer free services to students, faculty and staff.
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ASI Board of Directors member made it her “personal mission” to help marginalized communities know their rights
Every day growing up, Gabriela Guillen awoke to the sounds of family members getting ready to work labor-intensive jobs in the early hours of the morning. She would hear footsteps as early as 5 a.m. – sometimes, she would even accompany them to work to help make an income. Inspired by her upbringing, The Associated […]
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UndocuAlly working group provides educational resources for undocumented students and allies
UndocuAlly Working Group trains students and faculty to be more informed about what it means to be undocumented.