Northern Illinois University
Undocumented Student Support

Advocacy Resources

Please see below various resources from us and from our colleagues that we hope you will find useful in your advocacy efforts to support DACA recipients.

Informed Immigrant

• Supporting Undocumented Students and Their Families (for educators)
  
• DACA Updates During the Coronavirus Crisis
  
• Resources for Immigrants During the Coronavirus Crisis
  
• How to Renew Your DACA in 2020 – contact Sandy slopez1@niu.edu ASAP
  
• Know Your Rights
  
• Find a Service Organization Near You
  
• Mental Health: Taking Care of Yourself & Loved Ones

#HomeIsHere campaign

• DACA Renewal Directory
  
• State/Local Elected Officials Home is Here Toolkit 
  
• DACA Renewals and the Supreme Court
  
• Stories Archive

Immigrant Legal Resource Center

• Preparing for the Future: Understanding the Rights and Options of DACA Recipients

New American Economy

• Map the Impact
  
• Undocumented Immigrants
  
• Working Immigrants at Risk of COVID-19

Center for American Progress

• Resources on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
  
• What We Know About DACA Recipients in the United States
  
• What We Know About DACA Recipients, By State
  
• Dreamers Help Keep the Country Running During the Coronavirus Pandemic
  
• A Demographic Profile of TPS Holders Providing Essential Services During the Coronavirus Crisis
  
• What We Know About DACA Renewals
  
  
  

Illinois Resources

COVID Resources

• Resources for immigrants in the suburbs
• Resources for Immigrants During the COVID- 19 Crisis (ICIRR)
• DACA update (ICIRR)

College Resources

• College Advising Guide for Undocumented Students (IACAC)
• IL DREAM ACT Undocumented Student Guide to College (ICIRR & IYJL)
• IL DREAM ACT Counselor Guide to Resources for Undocumented Students (ICIRR & IYJL)

Community Organizations

• Organized Communities Against Deportations
• Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
• National Immigrant Justice Center   
• World Relief – DuPage/Aurora
• Family Focus Aurora
• Illinois Business Immigration Coalition

National Resources

COVID Resources

• Tangible Support For Immigrant Communities During Covid-19 (Immigrants Rising)
• Betancourt Macias Family Scholarship Foundation
• Immigrant Eligibility for Public Programs During COVID-19 (NILC)
• National Immigration Law Center
• Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and their Families During COVID-19 (My Undocumented Life)

National Resources

• Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
  • Family Preparedness Plan
• Immigrants Rising
  • Life After College: A Guide for Undocumented Students 
  • ITIN 101: Everything You Want To Know About ITINS, But Don’t Know What To Ask (Webinar)
• My Undocumented Life
• American Immigration Council
• Learning Center
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
• National Immigration Law Center