For My Fellow Undocumented Immigrants and Refugees.
As this is a very scary time for immigrants all over the United States (and other parts of the world) I’ve decided to make a work-in-progress master-list of websites for young, undocumented immigrants, not dependent on whether or not you have DACA (Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals) status, and although some of these are DACA centered, they are still VERY HELPFUL RESOURCES!!
My Undocumented Life: This is a blog with a bunch of helpful, up-to-date information to help undocumented youth, including scholarships, ways to get involved, and stories from other young undocumented immigrants. Very well organized, and updated regularly.
United We Dream: An organization that is dedicated to the preservation and continuation of DACA under the new administration. They’re more active on their twitter than their website, from what I can tell, but both are still great ways to stay up-to-date on new developments and what is being done to protect those of us who have DACA status, as well as help those who are eligible receive the help they need.
Reform Immigration FOR America: This is an organization that helps to educate people as well as fight for the rights of immigrants and refugees in America. Again, they seem to be very active on their twitter account, but their website is still a good resource, too.
The Immigrant Legal Resources Center: This is an excellent website to look through because they provide legal help information for immigrants and refugees that the other organizations might be lacking in. They also have a page dedicated to the rights of LGBTQ+ immigrants, which is something a lot of immigrant and refugee focused groups don’t usually offer. Other areas of expertise include asylum law, immigration-enforcement, and removal/deportation defense. This website is updated regularly, from what I could tell when looking through the site.
National Immigration Law Center: Another law-based center for immigrants. Their main focus is “defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants.” They have a page for ways to get involved with their fight for helping immigrants get the rights they deserve, as well.
National Immigration Forum: This is an advocacy group for immigration reform, with links to recent blog posts at the bottom of their page, as well as a page with information for "unlikely allies of immigrants,” consisting of people of conservative faith, law enforcement, and business leadership.
National Immigration Project: This group’s mission, as pulled directly off of their website, is to “[promote] justice and equality of treatment in all areas of immigration law, the criminal justice system, and social policies related to immigration,” and have a link to help people find an attorney by state, although not all 50 states are listed.
It’s not a long list, but it is still a list that could help people. Immigration is a hard topic to talk about, and it’s sometimes awkward to let people know that you’re undocumented. But I hope that this list is able to help at least one person.
Even if you are not an immigrant or a refugee, PLEASE REBLOG THIS POST!! Because some of your followers might just be an immigrant or a refugee in need of some help.
If you have any more helpful information/websites that are not listed here, feel free to add onto this post! Anything helps!
