The Students' Civil Liberties Union (SCLU) San Diego is a student-led nonprofit and advocacy organization based out of UC San Diego, California. According to its official website, SCLU's mission is to "champion civil liberties and amplify the concerns of students," with a current emphasis on immigrant and disabled student rights. [1] The organization is most known for its work in the San Diego region in immigrant advocacy through protests [2] and campaigns. [3]
SCLU appeared in campus media in February 2025, as KPBS reported that the organization participated in a protest calling for UC San Diego to support undocumented students and to divest from corporations affiliated with immigration enforcement. [4] [5]
In April 2025, a wave of visa revocations for international students occurred at UC San Diego. [6] [7] On April 4, UC San Diego administrators announced that five international students had their F-1 visas suddenly terminated, and a sixth was detained at the border, denied entry and deported. By April 16, administrators confirmed this number had risen to 36. [8] [9]
Responding to these visa terminations, SCLU helped organize campus-wide actions. On April 9, students rallied in front of Geisel Library to protest these changes as well. [10] [11] [12]
In October 2025, SCLU launched Detention Free San Diego at the Asian-American Pacific Islanders Democratic Club of San Diego's panel on Immigration to organize businesses and schools to designate private locations within their premises as sanctuaries. [13]
In Fall 2025, the Students’ Civil Liberties Union (SCLU) and the Blind Snakes Co-operative, advocated for the creation of a Disabled Students Resource Center to address gaps in disability support services and the lack of a centralized community space for disabled students. Through public advocacy within Associated Students, organizers pushed for funding and institutional recognition of the need for a student-focused resource center. The initiative ultimately secured Associated Students funding and became an ongoing, student-led effort to establish a permanent, accessible hub for disabled students on campus. [14] [15]