US EditionAs Immigration Fears Grow, Cal State LA Allows Online Classes and Excused Absences
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 11 – Cal State LA offers remote options for over 21,000 students and staff due to fears from a recent large-scale military immigration operation, university officials said.
- On July 9, 2025, Cal State Los Angeles Provost Heather Lattimer emailed faculty offering the option to work remotely due to community safety concerns.
- This followed a July 7 large-scale immigration enforcement operation at MacArthur Park involving around 90 National Guard members with guns, sparking safety fears.
- The university supports case-by-case adjustments for students, faculty, and staff, allowing remote class attendance, excused absences, and makeup work under extraordinary circumstances.
- Cal State LA is permitting summer session students and faculty to attend or teach classes virtually amid growing fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.
- The university aims to rebuild a full on-campus experience while thoughtfully addressing safety concerns and maintaining support for its diverse community.
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Cal State LA Allows Online Classes During Immigration Operations
California State University’s Los Angeles campus will allow its faculty to move classes online, work remotely, and excuse student absences, citing fears stemming from federal deportation operations targeting illegal immigrants in the area, the university confirmed July 11. “Faculty are being supported in making case-by-case adjustments for students in extraordinary circumstances,” Cal State L.A. spokesperson Erik Frost Hollins told The Epoch Tim…
Cal State LA lets professors move classes online due to student fears over ICE immigration enforcement
Cal State LA allowed professors to move classes online as students express fears about ICE immigration raids in Los Angeles amid protests and legal challenges.
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Fears over ICE lead university to give option for online classes
(The Center Square) – Fears over possible raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has prompted California State University, Los Angeles to allow professors to move their classes online.
LA Daily News
As immigration fears grow, Cal State LA allows online classes and excused absences
Cal State L.A. Provost Heather Lattimer said recent events across the L.A. area "have left many in our community concerned for their safety."
EXCLUSIVE: California University Confirms Attempts To Shield Illegal Students, Staff From Deportation
California State University, Los Angeles, confirmed to the Daily Caller that they allowing students and faculty to work from home under “extraordinary circumstances” amid heightened ICE activity in the area. University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Heather Lattimer sent a letter to faculty this week expressing concerns on behalf of students who are […]
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