April 12, 2021–UC Davis recognizes the many contributions and experiences of undocumented students and families. Our support for undocumented undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty and community members is unequivocal and longstanding.

With the transition to a new United States presidential administration and proposed immigration reforms, UC Davis has received inquiries and concerns regarding the advocacy and support resources that will be available to the undocumented community long term.

July 30, 2020

Dear UC Davis Students and Community Members,

We write to express our collective support for our Undocumented community at UC Davis and beyond. We center their humanity and acknowledge the continued strength and fortitude demonstrated despite facing numerous barriers including unjust and inhumane immigration policies. We remain committed to advocacy and supporting our Undocumented community through our words and actions.

Dr. Hendry Ton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, shared a “Leadership Message” below with the UC Davis Sacramento campus last week. We post it below to share with all of our campus sites and the community at-large. We ask you to put our Principles of Community into practice and actively denounce and discourage xenophobia (prejudicial actions against people from other countries), bigotry and racism and treat all with respect.

In recent weeks and days, we have seen increased discussions and gatherings related to the protests in Hong Kong on our campus. As stated in our campus Principles of Community, “we affirm the right of freedom of expression within our community.” We fully support the open exchange of ideas and expression of perspectives.

Updated April 22, 2020 with link to February 20, 2020 Supreme Court ruling