This post was updated April 18 at 12:05 a.m. The United States Customs and Border Protection detained a UCLA student at the U.S.-Mexico border, leading hundreds of community members to protest Thursday. Read more...
International
Campus, Higher Education, International, News
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April 13, 11:17 am
UCLA Faculty Association rallies to demand university response to visa revocations
Around 60 students, faculty and other community members attended a UCLA Faculty Association rally to protest against the Trump administration’s revocation of student visas. The Trump administration recently revoked the visas of at least 19 UCLA students and alumni, including some participating in the Optional Practical Training program. Read more...
A Closer Look, International, News, Student Government
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April 9, 7:25 pm
Students who had visas revoked were previously arrested, USAC meeting reveals
This post was updated April 10 at 10:35 p.m. Minutes from a meeting between UCLA administrators and Undergraduate Students Association Council officers revealed that students whose visas were revoked had previously been arrested. Nineteen students and alumni had their visas revoked as of Thursday, said USAC President Adam Tfayli. The United States government revoked the visas of around 50 international students and alumni across the UC, according to a Tuesday statement from UC President Michael Drake. Read more...
International, National, News
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April 8, 9:25 am
Federal judge sides with joint UCLA suit to block end to Venezuelans’ protections
This post was updated April 10 2:21 p.m. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration March 31 from ending temporary protected status for Venezuelan migrants, in response to a lawsuit co-filed by the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy. Read more...
Campus, International, National, News, UC
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April 4, 10:36 pm
Trump administration revokes visas of multiple UCLA, UC students
This post was updated April 6 at 11:08 p.m. The United States government has revoked the visas of multiple students across the UC, including at UCLA. Read more...
Campus, International, News
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April 4, 2:29 am
Amid renewed bombing, SJP hosts vigil for Palestinians killed by Israeli military
Members of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA held a vigil Wednesday night to remember Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. Read more...
Campus, International, News
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March 18, 9:11 pm
Protesters rally on day 1 of UC Regents meetings to denounce Israeli airstrikes
Around 150 people protested outside a UC Board of Regents meeting Tuesday to call for divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military and condemn the continuation of the Israeli military’s bombing of the Gaza Strip. The protest – led by organizations including Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA and the Palestinian Youth Movement’s Los Angeles, Orange County and Inland Empire chapter – began with a noon press conference in front of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, where the regents are meeting from Tuesday to Thursday. Read more...