Immigration and Community Resources

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
New American Economy
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
Contact Us
Sandy López
Coordinator for Undocumented Student Support
Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Campus Life Building 230
slopez1@niu.edu
815-753-2391
Hours
Fall 2020 office hours beginning September 1.
Monday: Closed (virtual appointments only slopez1@niu.edu)
Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Thursday: 1-5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.