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Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

The Citizen

Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

The Citizen

A graffitied sign at the Oakland entrance of the Coast Guard Island near Alameda, CA on October 23, 2025.

District warns of anticipated federal immigration enforcement “surge” in East Bay

Peralta’s email affirmed “the right of all to receive a college education, including individuals lacking immigration credentials” at its colleges.
Ivan Saravia, News Editor October 23, 2025
As federal immigration enforcement escalates to the Bay Area, Peralta asserted that all students have "the right to receive a college education, including individuals lacking immigration credentials” at its colleges.

ICE needs to pay to detain deportees

admin February 8, 2018

Sanctuary cities should not pay to hold prisoners for immigration authorities Jose Ines Garcia Zarate was found not guilty of the murder of Kate Steinle on Nov. 30. The verdict in the Steinle case has...

Unsure future for DACA recipients

admin September 28, 2017

Sasha Shane, 27 years old, remembers her journey to get to the United States and how long it took until she could get a work permit when the DACA program began. (Brian Howey/ Tower) Laney student...

Defending Daca

admin September 21, 2017

Lucy Siale, the 16 -year-old high school student from Concord who organized the Defend Daca rally, gestures toward the march destination from the back of a pickup truck. (Tower/Toni Cervantes)16-year-old...

A nation of immigrants, a journey to citizenship

admin September 29, 2016

Oakland ceremony naturalizes over 1,200 permanent legal residents A total of 1,261 new American citizens gathered in Oakland’s Paramount Theater on Sept. 26 for the swearing-in ceremony that makes...

Immigration hits bump in the road

admin March 2, 2015

As of Feb. 17, President Obama’s plans to move forward with immigration reform were temporarily blocked by U.S. District Court Judge Andrew S. Hanen. Stating that the permitting of Obama’s plan would...

Protest over grad speaker

admin May 15, 2014

Students picket faculty luncheon near Laney Bistro Students, community members, and faculty took to the Laney Quad May 1 to support immigrants’ rights and oppose the appointment of University of California...

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