UC San Diego police end Border Patrol collaboration after student and faculty protests
UC San Diego announced it is ending its partnership with U.S. Border Patrol following campus opposition to a federal grant program called Operation Stonegarden. According to CalMatters reporting, the university police department had used the grant to patrol coastline sections near campus. Student and faculty protests erupted after the investigation revealed the collaboration, leading to the university's decision to sever ties with the agency.
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✓ Verified
- ✓UC San Diego is cutting ties with Border Patrol. (CalMatters, 63 mainstream media articles)
- ✓The collaboration was part of Operation Stonegarden, a federal grant program. (CalMatters)
- ✓UC San Diego police used the grant to patrol sections of coastline near campus. (CalMatters)
- ✓Students and faculty protested the partnership. (CalMatters)
~ Interpretation
- ~The campus community opposition directly prompted the university's decision to end the partnership. (CalMatters reporting frames this causal link)
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