The University of California at Berkeley has broken its silence about the detention of a student whom immigration authorities accuse of overstaying his visa.
The student, Luis Mora, was arrested on December 30 by U.S. Border Patrol agents while visiting his girlfriend in the San Diego suburb of Chula Vista, Calif., according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. Jaleen Udarbe said she and Mr. Mora were heading home from a party when they missed a turn and ended up at an immigration checkpoint.
Mr. Mora is being held in a temporary cell, a spokeswoman for the Border Patrol in San Diego told the newspaper.
Carol T. Christ, Berkeley’s chancellor, said in a statement on Monday that she had sent a supportive message over the weekend to student activists working to "end this detention."
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Berkeley-Breaks-Silence-on/242188