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UC takes DACA fight to the Supreme Court

The University of California will appear before the Supreme Court on Tuesday (Nov. 12), to fight for the future of nearly 700,000 young people who came to the U.S. as children.

UC Newsroom |

In his quest to serve patients, ‘The only thing hindering me is my status’

Min Ku Choi is on the verge of finishing his degree in pharmacy at UCSF. Whether he gets to use it or not depends on DACA.

UC Newsroom |

UC Davis grad student yearns to give back to the place she calls home

Adriana Lopez Torres has been able to expand services to her community in Marin, thanks to DACA. She hopes she won't be prevented from doing more.

UC San Diego |

Is the future alternative meats?

Plant-based and cultivated meats are popping up everywhere — even Burger King. Are they here to stay?

UC Davis |

UC campaign encourages community to stand with undocumented students

Students, faculty and staff are invited to show their support for undocumented students.

UC Santa Cruz |

Human Rights Lab trains students to investigate wrongdoing

This fall, 19 students will begin investigating alleged human rights abuses with their new high-tech sleuthing skills.

UC Newsroom |

From a life in poverty to a career in medicine, thanks to DACA

UC Irvine alum Rene Amel Peralta wants to serve his community as a physician. That dream will be in jeopardy if the DACA program ends.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego alum fulfills lifelong dream of going to space

Astronaut Jessica Meir is at home on the International Space Station and ready for her all-female spacewalk.

UC Newsroom |

UC stands with DACA recipients

The University of California will fight for DACA before the Supreme Court in November.

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University of California statement on filing of amicus briefs in support of DACA

On September 27, 2019, the Regents of the University of California filed a brief in the Supreme Court challenging the Trump administration’s decision to rescind DACA. Since then, hundreds of corporations, national security experts, colleges and universities, and members of Congress, among others, have filed amicus, or “friend of the court,” briefs in support of DACA.

KTLA |

Told she’d never go to college, this San Diego lawyer is now a border angel helping other immigrants

A UC San Diego alum is a practicing attorney because of the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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UC STEM women share college their survival tips

Real-world advice from some trailblazing first-gen women in STEM.