Thousands of people attended the Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 20. The Daily Bruin asked several UCLA students why they decided to take part in the event. Read more...
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January 20, 6:44 pm
Bruins voice support for women’s rights in second annual LA Women’s March
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 4:38 p.m. UCLA students demonstrated alongside hundreds of thousands of protesters at the second annual Los Angeles Women’s March on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in Women’s March opposing President Donald Trump’s administration Saturday. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
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January 16, 4:17 pm
Trump administration files appeal against federal judge’s DACA decision
This post was updated Jan. 16 at 5:47 p.m. President Donald Trump’s administration filed an appeal Tuesday against a federal court order made last week that blocked the administration from ending a program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Read more...
Photo: Students and activists have organized rallies since September to protest the termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.(Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
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January 12, 12:00 am
UCLA student leaders mobilize, advocate for new American DREAM
UCLA student leaders are advocating for a federal bill to provide permanent protections for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. President Donald Trump announced in September the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was enacted by former President Barack Obama in 2012. Read more...
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January 10, 10:03 pm
Princeton professor speaks on US immigration and failed border control
A professor from Princeton University said at an event Wednesday that he thinks border control has failed as a policy, and the United States is using the Mexican border as a political symbol to exclude immigrants. Read more...
Photo: Doug Massey, a sociology and public policy professor at Princeton University, said data shows border control policy did not limit the volume of immigration. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
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January 9, 9:38 pm
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from ending DACA
This story was updated Jan. 10 at 9:14 p.m. A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration Tuesday from ending a program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Read more...
Photo: The University of California filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration in September for ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. A federal judge hearing the UC and other groups’ lawsuit temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending DACA on Tuesday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
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January 8, 11:28 pm
UC Berkeley, campus group work to release detained undocumented student
UC Berkeley is working for the release of an undocumented student who was detained by border patrol agents, the campus’ chancellor announced Monday. Immigration authorities took Luis Mora, a third-year student at UC Berkeley, into custody in San Diego on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Luis Mora, a third-year student at UC Berkeley, was detained by immigration authorities while visiting family with his girlfriend last month. (Creative Commons Photo by Jay Cross via Flickr)