The following message was shared today by UCLA with the campus community.

Dear Bruin Community: 

With the passage SB 98 (2025) and the continuing practice of AB 21 (2017), state law requires that you be notified of several policies and procedures in place with regard to possible immigration enforcement on campus. These laws require both the California State University and the California Community Colleges, and requests the University of California, to establish various policies and procedures on our campuses to foster a campus environment that is safe and inclusive for all members of our community, regardless of immigration status. This includes a notification when the presence of immigration enforcement is confirmed on campus.

We have no indication or reports that such activities will occur on our campus. However, we want the campus to be aware of UC’s position and our intentions regarding communicating with the campus community.

It is important to note that federal immigration agencies can and do enter campus for non-enforcement activities, which can include recruitment and activities related to normal immigration visa processing. The below procedures and information relate only to immigration enforcement activities.

Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Safety Officer Steve Lurie will host informational sessions with the campus in the new year to share more about SB98 and how UCLA will implement the new legal requirement. 

For a broader overview of UC’s policies and procedures relating to undocumented members of our community, please see UC’s Statement of Principles in Support of Undocumented Members of the UC Community, reissued in January 2025, and Frequently Asked Questions for University Employees about Possible Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions on University Property. 

For up-to-date information for our campus, please visit Federal Updates for the UCLA Community. 

Please review the following to ensure awareness and preparedness in the event of immigration enforcement activity on campus:

1. Please notify UCPD at 310-825-1491 as soon as possible if you are advised that an immigration officer is expected to enter, will enter or has entered the campus to execute a federal immigration order.

2. Students, academic employees and staff responding to or having contact with an immigration officer executing a federal immigration order should contact UCPD at 310-825-1491 and campus counsel at 310-825-3828 for purposes of verifying the legality of any warrant, court order or subpoena. Inform the officer that you are not obstructing their access but are following campus protocol.

3. UCLA Student Affairs, Academic Affairs and Personnel and Employee and Labor Relations are available as contacts if you are or may be subject to an immigration order or inquiry on campus. Unless permitted by federal and state education privacy laws, these designees are prohibited from discussing your personal information, including immigration status, with or revealing that personal information to anyone. Please contact:

4. For more information about your legal rights in an immigration enforcement situation, please consult no-cost counsel at the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center; this Know your Rights Card; and these flyers for students and flyers for employees, including student workers. 

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.