UC San Diego cuts Border Patrol ties after student, faculty protest over federal grant collaboration
UC San Diego announced it is ending its relationship with U.S. Border Patrol following campus-wide opposition to the university's participation in Operation Stonegarden, a federal grant program that funded collaboration between campus police and Border Patrol. A CalMatters investigation preceded the student and faculty protests against the partnership.
✓ Verified
- ✓UC San Diego is cutting ties with Border Patrol. (CalMatters, 100+ mainstream media articles)
- ✓The decision followed a CalMatters investigation. (CalMatters)
- ✓Students and faculty at UC San Diego had protested against campus police collaboration with Border Patrol. (CalMatters, 100+ mainstream media articles)
- ✓The collaboration was funded through Operation Stonegarden, a federal grant program. (CalMatters, 100+ mainstream media articles)
~ Interpretation
- ~The campus community rallying in opposition directly prompted the institutional decision. (CalMatters framing of causation)
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