University of California San Diego students demanded their school’s administrators remove the financial aid barriers for illegal immigrants.
“We’re here because people in our own classrooms are living in fear,” one UCSD student told protesters, according to The UCSD Guardian. “Some students can’t even apply for financial aid or campus jobs because of their immigration status. That’s unacceptable at a public university that claims to be inclusive.”
Around 200 students gathered to protest the Trump administration’s deportation efforts and demand that the university take action to protect illegal immigrants. The UCSD Associated Student Senate developed a resolution pressuring the UCSD administrators to take action.
People are seen boarding a U.S. military aircraft. The White House announced Friday that “deportation flights have begun” in the U.S. (White House)
Among calls for administrators to remove the financial aid cap for illegal immigrants, the protesters also want to expand resources for the Undocumented Student Services Center to provide legal support, their university to sever ties with companies that maintain contracts with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and expand research opportunities for undocumented students.
UCSD did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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