Professor Aldana Speaks to ABC10 About Status of Afghan, Ukrainian Refugees

Professor Raquel Aldana appeared on a special May 17 news report on Sacramento’s ABC10 about the status of Afghans imperiled by the Taliban takeover, Ukrainians who fled after the Russian invasion, and other ongoing refugee crises. 

Aldana also spoke to ABC10 for an April 22 report on President Joe Biden’s announcement of “Uniting for Ukraine,” a program aimed at streamlining the process of welcoming Ukrainians fleeing war to the United States.

Raquel E. Aldana joined UC Davis in 2017 to serve as the inaugural Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Diversity with a law faculty appointment. She returned to full time law teaching in 2020. Aldana’s research has focused on transitional justice, criminal justice reforms and sustainable development in Latin America, as well as immigrant rights. Before UC Davis, Aldana was a professor of law at McGeorge School of Law, and the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada. She served as associate dean for faculty scholarship at McGeorge from 2013-17. She is a graduate of Arizona State University and Harvard Law School.