Statements of Support

UC welcomes and supports students without regard to their immigration status. The university issued a statement of principles (pdf) reaffirming its commitment to vigorously protect the privacy and civil rights of our undocumented students as we do all members of our community.

Below you will find various statements of support for undocumented students throughout the years.

2020-2021

• I Support Immigrants Day of Action (Fall 2020)
• UC celebrates court order to restore DACA Program (Dec. 4, 2020)

2019-2020 

• Chancellor on DACA (June 18, 2020)
• Statement of Support of Undocumented Students at UCSB (May 6, 2020)

2018-2019 

• UC Statement on 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision on DACA (November 8, 2018)
• UC lawsuit leads to thousands of DACA grant renewals (July 6, 2018)
• UC statement on federal court DACA ruling (January 9, 2018)

2017-2018

• UC urges Congress to pass bipartisan legislation for permanent protection of DACA recipients (March 5, 2018)
• UC supports release of student detained by immigration authorities (January 17, 2018)
• Letter of support from UC President and UC Chancellors (September 12, 2017)
• UC regents affirm support for DACA and Dreamers (September 5, 2017)

2016-2017

• UCSB Career Services Letter of Support to Undocumented Students (January 23, 2017)
• UCSB Campus Community and UCOP Working Group on Undocumented Student Services (November 22, 2016)
• University of California statement on presidential election results (November 9, 2016)