Tuesday, June 23

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...

Photo: Members of the UCLA Faculty Association rally at Murphy Hall on Friday. The faculty group called on the UC to protect international students whose visas were revoked by the Trump administration. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)


Students who had visas revoked were previously arrested, USAC meeting reveals

This post was updated Dec. 16 at 7:49 a.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...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which houses offices for the Undergraduate Students Association Council, is pictured. Minutes from a meeting between UCLA administrators and USAC officers revealed that the students whose visas were revoked had previously been arrested. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration March 31 from ending temporary protected status for Venezuelan refugees, in response to a lawsuit co-filed by the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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...

Photo: Vigil attendees place electric candles around photos of Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. Attendees held the candles as they heard poems and speeches. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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...

Photo: Protesters demonstrate outside a UC Board of Regents meeting at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday. The protesters called for divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


Pro-Palestine groups protest detainment of Columbia demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil

This post was updated March 12 at 10:28 p.m. Around 200 students and community members protested Tuesday afternoon against the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and graduate of Columbia University. Read more...

Photo: Protesters march down Bruin Walk in support of Mahmoud Khalil. Around 200 students and community members protested Tuesday against the detainment of the Columbia University graduate, who led pro-Palestine protests at Columbia last spring, by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)



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