undocumented immigrants

January 25, 2024

University of California won't allow hiring of undocumented students

Undocumented students at UC sought the right to work campus jobs, but top officials said doing so would be too legally risky.

December 12, 2023

Faculty, staff urge California colleges to make backup plans in case DACA ends

Hundreds of faculty and staff at California colleges and universities are DACA recipients.

May 18, 2023

UC signals support for hiring of undocumented students; vote will follow six-month study

UC's board of regents took a step toward allowing undocumented students to work across the 10-campus system. With a legal challenge possible, regents launched a six-month study to consider legal strategies.

Michael Burke

University of California

May 12, 2023

University of California’s undocumented students push for right to campus jobs

The University of California's board of regents next week will consider allowing undocumented students to work at UC, a move that challenges interpretations of a 1986 federal statute.

Michael Burke

Community Colleges

April 25, 2023

California is offering free immigration legal services for community college students

Golden State invests $10 million yearly to help community college students renew DACA, apply for naturalization, and other immigration services.

Zaidee Stavely

Podcast

March 23, 2023

Family reunited after four years separated by immigration policy

A Central Valley dad was finally able to return to the U.S., after almost four years separated from his family by a Trump-era immigration policy.

EdSource staff

Immigration

March 6, 2023

Family reunited after four years separated by Trump-era immigration policy

José Luis Ruiz Arévalos thought he would be in Mexico for six days. Instead, he was forced to stay out of the country for almost four years, disrupting his kids' education.

Zaidee Stavely

Financial Aid

November 30, 2021

Challenges remain for undocumented students to tap financial aid in California

Colleges interpret the laws differently and have different requirements for undocumented students to receive financial aid.

Zaidee Stavely

Podcast

September 23, 2021

A family separated and their education derailed

Three siblings have to put their college plans on hold after their stepdad took steps to get a green card – only to be separated from his family for more than two years.

Zaidee Stavely

Immigration

August 16, 2021

How immigration policy forced a California family apart and disrupted their education

"My kids put their heart into their studies, and I feel like I'm clipping their wings," said Ruiz Arévalos, who was forced to stay in Mexico two years ago.