Department of Education
- Resource guide supporting undocumented youth: a guide for success in secondary and postsecondary settingsInformed by research and promising practices, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) has compiled this Resource Guide to assist and enhance State and local efforts to support undocumented youth at the secondary and postsecondary school levels.
Undocumented students represent one of the most vulnerable groups served by U.S. schools. Estimates indicate that 80,000 undocumented youth turn 18 and approximately 65,000 graduate from high school every year.
Resources
- Kansas/Missouri Dream AllianceA youth-led organization working in Kansas and Missouri, educating, advocating, organizing and providing students with resources necessary to reach their higher education goals.
- United We DreamImmigrant youth building a movement for justice
- MALDEF"Founded in 1968, 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."
- Center for Immigration Studies - Immigration Data PortalThe Center's Data Portal identifies and consolidates government agencies' most recent immigration statistics into one location.
Mental Health
- Mental Health in the Post - DACA Era : Building Strength in Undocumented Latinxs, DACA Recipients, and Those Who Love Them2017, National Latina/o Psychological Association (NLPA). Prepared for NLPA by Luz Garcini, Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez, Gabriela Hurtado, Josefa Selena Leon, Laura P. Minero
ACLU
- ACLU - American Civil Liberties UnionDo you know your rights? These easy-to-use resources were created by the ACLU so you can have your rights at your fingertips.
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- ACLU Statement on Termination of DACASeptember 5, 2017
- ACLU of Kansas Statement on Termination of DACASeptember 5, 2017
- ACLU of Missouri Statement on Termination of DACASeptember 5, 2017
- Libraries Respond: Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum SeekersALA - American Library Association list of resources
- Who Are the dreamers?2018 American Council on Education.
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals A GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS and SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFFThe content in this guide was compiled by United We Dream’s DREAM Educational Empowerment Program (DEEP), Own the DREAM, the National Immigration Law Center and the American Federation of Teachers.
- “PUBLIC CHARGE”: IMMIGRATION & GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE LESSON PLANImmigrants Rising - http://www.immigrantsrising.org/
Local Services - Catholic Charities
Services in Lawrence, KS - Centro Hispano
Additional Local Services
- Sunflower Community Action"Sunflower Community Action is a Kansas-wide, non-profit, grassroots organization... We’re brown and black and white. We’re young and old, and have low to moderate incomes. We’re recent immigrants and families who have lived in Kansas for generations."
- Community resources listingCompiled by the KU Office of Multicultural Affairs, Support Services for Undocumented Students.
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) toolkitPublication Date: 2016U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
1 online resource (30 pages) : color illustrations - General information : how do I request consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA)?1 online resource (3 pages) : color illustration
USCIS information
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 2017 AnnouncementOn Sept. 5, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated the orderly phase out of the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
- Data Set: Form I-821D Deferred Action for Childhood ArrivalsThis report contains information on requests for consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals. The cumulative number of requests accepted for processing, biometrics appointments scheduled, requests ready for review and requests completed to-date are displayed. (USCIS)