California Assembly Bill 21
About AB 21
In October 2017, Assembly Bill 21 (AB 21) was approved and signed by former Governor Edmund G. Brown, who committed to providing access to higher education for every student regardless of immigration status. The bill responded to growing concerns regarding the changing national climate around immigration policy and enforcement. The legislation requires California state and community colleges and requests the University of California to establish policies and procedures to foster an environment that is safe and welcoming for all community members, regardless of immigration status. In March of 2018, then University of California President Janet Napolitano sent a letter to the UC chancellors requesting them to implement the policies and practices specified in Assembly Bill 21.
UC Santa Cruz is committed to implementing Assembly Bill 21 on our campus and currently provides an array of support services for our undocumented students, staff and faculty. The campus has designated a point of contact and a response team for undergraduate and graduate students, staff and faculty, including academic appointees, who are or may be subject to an immigration order on campus.
If you are advised that an immigration officer is expected to enter, will enter, or has entered the campus to execute an immigration order, call (831) 502-5009 as soon as possible or send an email to deanofstudents@ucsc.edu.
The AB 21 campus contact is available 24 hours a day at (831) 502-5009.
If emergency medical care is needed, call 9-1-1 or go to the emergency room of the nearest hospital.
Resources
Resources available specifically to
Undergraduate & Graduate Students
UCSC has a designated immigration attorney assigned to our campus from the UC Immigrant legal Services Center. Free immigration legal services are available to undergraduate and graduate undocumented students and their immediate family members. In addition, undergraduate and graduate students who are residents and citizens but have immediate family members who are undocumented are also eligible for these services.
Additional resources are available through Undocumented Student Services.
Resources available to
Non-students
The university also provides support services for undocumented employees through the Educational Opportunity Program office Immigration Legal Services Resources.
If you have questions or concerns regarding the legislation, available campus resources and support services, or what to do if you may be subject to an immigration order, call (831) 502-5009 or send an email to deanofstudents@ucsc.edu.