Students' Civil Liberties Union (SCLU)
Join the Students' Civil Liberties Union, San Diego as we advocate for student concerns. We aim to develop a community of youth organizers to develop community-led solutions to San Diegan issues. Our current campaigns include a focus on immigrant and disabled student rights. Together, we create a city where youth voices are heard and respected. Stand with us to make a difference today.
Empowering Students: Youth Advocacy in San Diego
A Little About Us
Students' Civil Liberties Union (SCLU) is a dedicated student-led nonprofit organization based in San Diego, CA. Our mission is to champion civil liberties and amplify the concerns of students. Currently, we focus particularly on immigration rights and the rights of disabled students. With a passionate team of student advocates, we bring a unique perspective and deep understanding of the challenges faced by these communities in educational settings. Our expertise lies in navigating the complex legal and social landscapes to ensure that students are heard, protected, and empowered.
Advocacy Initiatives
As SCLU, we have conducted comprehensive advocacy with a focus on community-oriented grassroots organizing which has included educational workshops, mass demonstrations, court-watching, and policy lobbying. We work closely with students, nonprofits, and educational institutions to promote inclusive policies and practices that respect and uphold civil liberties. Our initiatives have successfully achieved coalition building victories and concessions from academic partners: but more must always be done.
What Can You Do?
SCLU is a conscientiously inclusive organization that firmly believes that every passionate individual can be a strong advocate for community interests when pushed in the right direction. Our efforts require a wide range of skills and expertise. From data science (for our research wing) to economics (for our policy wing), visual arts (for our community wing) to political science (for our outreach wing), we have and require a diverse range of individuals. So shoot us an email (or fill out our form) if you're passionate about our causes and let's make the world a better place!
Our Executive Team
Aryan Dixit
Board President
Aryan Dixit is a co-founder of SCLU and a student at UC San Diego. He has been involved in organizing from a young age, fighting for issues from free speech to menstrual equity (for RutuChakra). He led the successful campaign at UC San Diego to build a center and community for disabled students. Aryan is a published non-fiction author and an experienced organizer having directed nonprofit initiatives in the past.
Daniel Alejandro Soria
Executive Director
Daniel Alejandro Soria is a co-founder of SCLU who served as Co-President from 2024-25 and a recent UC San Diego graduate committed to civil rights, constitutional law, and community empowerment. He led the UCSD Disabled Students Commission, spearheading a campaign that secured $17.5 million for disability justice. Daniel has held legal and policy roles with the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Jasmine Lee
Director of Operations
Jasmine Lee is an undergraduate student at UC San Diego. She has been involved in critical positions of developing events, marketing and social media for several high-pressure projects over her college career. She is a founding member of SCLU.
Dannie Zhu
Director of Organizing
What We Do
Policy Advocacy and Reform
Working with decisionmakers to influence legislation and administrative policy to protect and enhances civil liberties for students. Researching, deliberating and creating systems to ensure concerns are addressed.
Develop Youth Leaders as Organizers
We help facilitate and co-create campaigns with youth leaders to develop organizing initiatives, community-led programs and changemaking projects across San Diego.
Community Outreach
Engaging with local communities to raise awareness and foster support for immigrant and disabled students’ rights. We also ensure that the institutions of a community develop to provide the right care and concern for these issues.
Recent Headlines
Student organizations denounce ICE activity, push for more ...
Brittany Cruz-Fejeran
Daylight San Diego
Jan 18, 2026
‘Suffering in silence:’ Advocates shed light on immigration ...
Maya Srikrishnan
Daylight San Diego
Oct 3, 2025
US will pay price for booting international students out of UCSD
UT Readers
San Diego Union-Tribune
April 21, 2025
UPDATE: UCSD says 35 international students' F-1 visas revoke...
Jane Kim
ABC 10 News San Diego
April 18, 2025
So far, 35 UCSD students' F-1 visas revoked, one deport...
Jane Kim
ABC 10 News San Diego
April 17, 2025
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