Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Content / Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Content for Ƶ en Statement from Ƶ Chancellor Gary S. May on Restoring DACA /news/statement-uc-davis-chancellor-gary-s-may-restoring-daca <p>I’ve <a href="/news/chancellor-may-applauds-supreme-court-daca-decision">said</a> this many times: Here at Ƶ, we have a dedicated community of undocumented and DACA recipient students from across the globe. These students — many of whom are the first in their families to attend college — contribute to our rich diversity of cultures and perspectives that is integral to our success as a global university.</p> December 07, 2020 - 2:40pm Dave Jones /news/statement-uc-davis-chancellor-gary-s-may-restoring-daca Chancellor May Applauds Supreme Court DACA Decision /news/chancellor-may-applauds-supreme-court-daca-decision <p><strong>To the Ƶ Community: </strong></p> <p>Today marks a significant victory in the name of social equity. I’m pleased to share that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. The DACA program allows immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to live and work in the country they know as home.</p> June 18, 2020 - 1:00pm Dave Jones /news/chancellor-may-applauds-supreme-court-daca-decision Napolitano and May: Statements on Immigration /news/napolitano-may-statements-immigration <p><em>UC President Janet Napolitano and Chancellor Gary S. May today (June 19) issued the following statements on immigration:</em></p> June 19, 2018 - 11:47am Dave Jones /news/napolitano-may-statements-immigration UC Responds to Federal Push for Supreme Court Ruling on DACA /news/uc-responds-federal-push-supreme-court-ruling-daca <p><em>The UC Office of the President issued the following statement in response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions's announcement today (Jan. 16) regarding the government’s appeal of a lower court’s decision to temporarily block the Trump administration’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. </em></p> January 16, 2018 - 5:41pm Dave Jones /news/uc-responds-federal-push-supreme-court-ruling-daca UC Statement on Federal Court’s DACA Ruling /news/uc-statement-federal-court%E2%80%99s-daca-ruling <p><em>The Ƶ issued the following statement in response to a federal district court’s decision Jan. 9 on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:</em></p> <p>The Ƶ is pleased and encouraged that the court has granted an injunction to temporarily stop the Department of Homeland Security’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.</p> January 09, 2018 - 12:24pm Dave Jones /news/uc-statement-federal-court%E2%80%99s-daca-ruling Chancellor, Democrats Back Dream Act /news/chancellor-may-democrats-back-dream-act <p>Ƶ Chancellor Gary S. May spoke at a Capitol Hill news conference today (Oct. 25) in support of the Dream Act — legislation that would counteract President Donald Trump’s decision to end DACA, or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.</p> <p>DACA affords undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers,” who came to the United States as children, the right to stay in the country. But Trump says, no more: DACA ends March 5.</p> October 25, 2017 - 2:28pm Dave Jones /news/chancellor-may-democrats-back-dream-act Chancellor May in D.C., Speaking on DACA /news/chancellor-may-dc-speaking-daca <p>Chancellor Gary S. May will join top congressional Democrats at a Capitol Hill news conference Wednesday (Oct. 25) in support of “Dreamers” and legislation under which they could stay in the United States to continue their education and contribute to society without fear of deportation.</p> <p>May and one other university leader, Chancellor Kristina Johnson of the State University of New York, will give remarks, along with Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Richard Durbin of Illinois.</p> October 24, 2017 - 10:27am Dave Jones /news/chancellor-may-dc-speaking-daca DACA Renewal Workshop and Fee Assistance /news/daca-renewal-workshop-and-fee-assistance <section class="wysiwyg-feature-block "> <h3 class="wysiwyg-feature-block__title">RELATED COVERAGE</h3> <div class="wysiwyg-feature-block__body"> <ul> <li><a href="/news/chancellor-uc-system-fight-back-daca">“Chancellor, UC System Fight Back on DACA”</a></li> <li><a href="/university-news/post-election-positions-and-resources">Post-Election Positions and Resources</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <p>A workshop is scheduled at Ƶ this weekend to assist with DACA renewals for students and their immediate family members (siblings</p> September 19, 2017 - 10:34am Dave Jones /news/daca-renewal-workshop-and-fee-assistance 2 Dream Funds Cover DACA Renewal Fees /news/2-dream-funds-cover-daca-renewal-fees <section class="wysiwyg-feature-block "> <h3 class="wysiwyg-feature-block__title">RELATED COVERAGE</h3> <div class="wysiwyg-feature-block__body"> <p><a href="/news/chancellor-uc-system-fight-back-daca">“Chancellor, UC System Fight Back on DACA”</a></p></div></section> September 13, 2017 - 3:10pm Dave Jones /news/2-dream-funds-cover-daca-renewal-fees Chancellor, UC System Fight Back on DACA /news/chancellor-uc-system-fight-back-daca <p>Chancellor Gary S. May and UC President Janet Napolitano fought back last week with sharp words and a lawsuit — the first by a university — against the Trump administration’s stated intention to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.</p> September 11, 2017 - 10:37am Dave Jones /news/chancellor-uc-system-fight-back-daca