The 10-campus UC system has about 4,000 students — along with teachers, researchers and healthcare providers — who are in the country illegally. UC President Janet Napolitano, who in 2012 was an architect of the program as U.S. The UC lawsuit argues that Trump’s actions violated constitutional guarantees of due process and federal law against government actions that are arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion. “We all agree we have to win this fight to protect the fully lawful DACA program, and sometimes you have to fight battles on all fronts to maximize success,” he told The Times in a statement. California State University is evaluating legal action and planning to meet with federal lawmakers next week, spokeswoman Toni Molle said.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 09, 2017 02:15 UTC