This speech occurred at UCLA's College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 13-15, 2025. The speaker is Jamie Han, a first-generation immigrant and communications graduate.
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The best valedictorian speech ever…
“Fuck ICE, and Fuck the Trump Administration…”
Source: LA Times
Hours after the Trump administration demanded that the University of California pay a $1-billion fine to settle federal accusations of antisemitism in exchange for restoring frozen grant funding to UCLA, Gov. Gavin Newsom called the proposal “extortion” and said the state will go to court to protect the nation’s premier university system.
“We’ll sue,” Newsom said during a news conference with Texas legislators over California’s effort to counter a contentious Republican redistricting plan in that state.
President Trump is “trying to silence academic freedom” by “attacking one of the most important public institutions in the United States of America,” Newsom said, adding that he would “stand tall and push back against that, and I believe every member of California Legislature feels the same way.”
The federal government on Friday said UC should pay the billion-dollar fine in installments and contribute $172 million to a fund for Jewish students and other individuals affected by alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The statute covers illegal discrimination related to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, including Jewish and Israeli identity.
In addition, the Trump administration demanded sweeping campus changes encompassing protests, admissions, gender identity in sports and housing, the abolition of scholarships for racial or ethnic groups, and submission to an outside monitor over the agreement, according to four UC senior officials who have reviewed the proposal.
The best valedictorian speech ever…
“Fuck ICE, and Fuck the Trump Administration…” pic.twitter.com/YBD8DTIIn0— Travis Matthew (@Matthewtravis08) August 9, 2025
