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.
Tag: Immigration
Posted inOpinion
Block the Flock: Put our community’s freedom and privacy first
Flock camera systems might be intended to protect our safety, but they are putting us at risk. They enable enhanced surveillance that can be used to target Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo students, families and visitors. Even just partnering with a company like Flock enables the targeting of similar communities across the country.
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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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Cal Poly Dream Center holds event to discuss immigration issues
The Cal Poly Dream Center held its second annual “State of Immigration” event, where students and faculty discussed their experiences navigating higher education and the recent Cal Poly administrative decisions, as well as the need for resources to support immigrant and undocumented students.
Posted inen Español
La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. reclutará personal en la feria de empleo de Cal Poly
Find the English version here. Traducido por Suri Moreno. La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. reclutará personal en la feria de empleo anual de otoño de Cal Poly, que se celebrará el miércoles 22 de octubre. Según el vocero de la universidad, Matt Lazier, la agencia estará allí “únicamente con fines de […]
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ICE activity reported in downtown San Luis Obispo
Local activists reported alleged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the downtown San Luis Obispo area yesterday morning. Activists took several pictures and followed vehicles they suspected were being used by agents due to their tinted windows, paper license plates and clean exteriors. One was an unmarked black Ford Expedition that multiple witnesses saw […]
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All four visas reinstated at Cal Poly as part of U.S. Department of Justice reversal
Two visas were reinstated for international students at Cal Poly, following U.S Department of Justice reversal.
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Resilience in the face of fear: SLO County prepares amid Trump’s immigration policies
When President Donald Trump announced his immigration enforcement policies, Echevarria was filled with fear — not just for herself, but for her community.
Posted inen Español
Resiliencia ante el miedo: La comunidad latina del condado de SLO enfrenta las nuevas políticas federales de inmigración
Find the English version here. Traducido por Kathryn Hutchinson and Emilia Pirir. Yessenia Echevarria ha dedicado los últimos 11 años a empoderar a las mujeres latinas en el condado de San Luis Obispo como fundadora y directora ejecutiva de su organización sin fines de lucro, Mujeres de Acción. Cuando el presidente Donald Trump anunció sus […]
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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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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.