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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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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Students protest against immigration policies, bring music and dance to Dexter Lawn
This is a cross-published piece with KCPR, more information can be found here. Students took over Dexter Lawn in protest of recent deportation mandates from the federal government on Feb. 7. The protest, “Sit in Solidarity,” was organized by Amirah Gutierrez, a journalism sophomore and co-director of external affairs for Latinx Business Student Association. An arrangement […]
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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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ASI offers scholarships for Indigenous students and Dreamers
Last fall, cultural student organizations joined together to demand greater support for Indigenous students at the State of Indigeneity — a dialogue forum led by Indigenous students. Now, ASI student government is funding scholarships for Indigenous students. This comes in addition to scholarships for undocumented students who are barred from receiving federal financial aid. Eligible […]
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GoFundMe created for a student’s immigration fees
A GoFundMe was created for the immigration fees of an undocumented Cal Poly engineering graduate student. The fundraiser’s goal is $11,000. So far, $2,523 has been raised. This student immigrated to the United States from Mexico at the age of thirteen. Now, he has an opportunity to pursue legal status as a permanent United States […]
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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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Letter to the Editor: On behalf of the Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success
The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success is committed to working with Cal Poly to create social justice platforms.
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Her dad’s deportation made her an ally to DACA recipients
With her father’s deportation and personal connection to undocumented immigrants, Dominque Morales feels obligated to speak for DACA recipients.
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Undocumented journalist Jose Antonio Vargas speaks at Cal Poly
Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, and San Francisco Chronicle. Vargas is also an openly undocumented immigrant living in the United States. Vargas told his story in a keynote speech during an event hosted by the Office of University Diversity and Inclusion Wednesday […]
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ASI supports university position to aid undocumented students
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) unanimously passed a resolution Dec. 1 supporting the creation of a full-time position dedicated to addressing the needs of undocumented students at the DREAM Center. According to Dr. Jane Lehr, women’s and gender studies department chair and member of the Undocumented Student Working Group, the proposed position would replace a full-time […]