DACA Resources

LIST OF DACA & UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT RESOURCES 

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ASU & Arizona Organizations:

• Aliento AZ: A community organization that is undocumented and youth-led.  The mission is to support the well-being, emotional healing, and leadership development of those impacted by the inequalities of lacking an immigration status. http://www.alientoaz.org  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/alientoaz/
• Arizona DREAM Act Coalition: An immigrant youth-led organization focusing on the fight for higher education and immigrant rights. http://theadac.org/  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theadac/
• DREAMzone ASU resources: https://eoss.asu.edu/access/dreamzone/resources  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DREAMzoneasu/ 
• Help AZ Dreamers Pay for DACA:  Grassroots organizations including Aliento, CAIR-AZ, Center for Neighborhood Leadership, Mi Familia Vota, Trans Queer Pueblo, and Undocumented Students for Education Equity have come together to help students with the renewal process. For many undocumented organizers, this includes financial support. Each DACA renewal costs $495 to file with Immigration Services. That filing fee cannot be waived.
• Puente Arizona:  A grassroots migrant justice organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. http://puenteaz.org  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/puenteaz/
• Undocumented Students for Education Equity @ ASU: https://useeasu.wixsite.com/useeatasu  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/USEEASU

Nationwide Resources / Other State Organizations:

• Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC):  Empowering undocumented young people to achieve educational and career goals. http://www.e4fc.org/resources/whatweknowcandonow.html 
• Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC):
  • DACA: https://www.ilrc.org/daca
  • Know your rights: What immigrant families should do now:  https://www.ilrc.org/know-your-rights-and-what-immigrant-families-should-do-now
  • Red Cards: The Red Cards were created to help people assert their rights and defend themselves against constitutional violations. Red cards provide critical information on how to assert these rights, along with an explanation to ICE agents that the individual is indeed asserting their rights.  https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards 
• Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF):  MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. Often described as the “law firm of the Latino community”, MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access.  http://www.maldef.org/
• National Immigration Law Center (NILC):  The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is one of the leading organizations in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants.  https://www.nilc.org/about-us/what_we_do/ 
• United We Dream:  A nonpartisan network made up of over 100,000 immigrant youth and allies and 55 affiliate organizations in 26 states. United We Dream organizes and advocates for the dignity and fair treatment of immigrant youth and families. https://unitedwedream.org

Additional DACA Resources:

• Educational Rights of Immigrant Students now that DACA is Rescinded - pdf
• Educational Rights of Immigrant Students now that DACA is Rescinded FAQ - Rights of Children - pdf
• School Counselors Working with Undocumented Students - pdf
• School Counselor and Working with Students Experiencing Issues Surrounding Undocumented Status - pdf