DACA Updates
Categories: General Announcements, Resources
On March 11, 2025, the 5th Circuit’s mandate on DACA—based on their ruling from January 2025—went into effect. Here's what you should know.
Tag: undocumented
Nafees: Rescinding the Texas Dream Act would hurt the state’s economy
Categories: In the Media
Published January 21, 2019.
The Texas Dream Act, passed in 2001, enables residents without legal status to pay in-state tuition fees at state colleges and universities. A new bill proposed by Rep. Biedermann, if passed, would not only rescind the Texas Dream Act and place a huge barrier on Texan immigrants but also hurt the Texas economy.…
First Convening of California Campus Catalyst Fund
Categories: General Announcements, Higher Education
On January 10th, over 200 students, educators, administrators, entrepreneurs, and community leaders gathered in Long Beach, California to engage in inspiring conversations about how California colleges and universities can best address the diverse needs of undocumented students and families at such a critically important time.…
VAWA Update
Categories: General Announcements
January 3, 2019
On December 21, 2018 VAWA expired at midnight due to the government shut down resulting in temporary funding cut off for programs that help victims of sexual assault, domestic abuse and stalking.
Grants already awarded under the law will not be affected by the lapse in its authorization, but the shutdown will delay payment requests from VAWA-funded programs.…
December 2018 Newsletter
Categories: General Announcements
Still, Like Air, We Rise
In a year of ongoing attacks on immigrant communities, we fought back by ambitiously growing our programming:
We also celebrated our 10+ year anniversary, changed our organization’s name from Educators for Fair Consideration to Immigrants Rising, and completely transformed our website.…
HOT OFF THE PRESS! Our Undergraduate & Graduate Scholarship Lists
Categories: General Announcements, Resources
Posted: December 17, 2018
Our latest Scholarship & Fellowship List is out! Click here for the newest version.
Scholarships are essential for many undocumented students to pay for higher education, especially students who do not qualify for in-state tuition and state-based financial aid.…
November 2018 Newsletter
Categories: General Announcements
Undocumented Young People: You Have the Right to Go to College
Watch this inspirational video by Shaila, our former Higher Education fellow. “Undocumented young people, stand up for your right to education!”
CA Students: Don’t miss out. Submit your UC Application by today and CSU Application by December 15th!…
Asylum Update
Categories: General Announcements
November 20, 2018
On November 19, Judge Jon S. Tigar of the United States District Court in San Francisco issued a nationwide temporary restraining order that blocks the government from carrying out Trump’s presidential order banning those crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without papers from seeking asylum unless they wait at ports of entry.…
Dreams Don’t Have a Due Date
Categories: General Announcements
Lorenza is a single mom who believes no dream is too big to accomplish. Like many migrants arriving today, Lorenza came to the United States escaping violence and in search for a better life. After 11 years of working twelve-hour shifts, she was finally able to go back to school.…
Gratitude Brings out the Fullness of Life
Categories: General Announcements
Posted: November 16, 2018
This year, we asked Immigrants Rising family members to share what they’re grateful for this year. Click on each person’s image to read their message.
We give thanks for the enormous contributions of immigrants.
“Little is more extraordinary than the decision to immigrate,” wrote John F.…
Cal State receives grant to help undocumented students
Categories: In the Media
Published November 1, 2018.
Cal State San Bernardino is expanding and creating programs as part of a $125,000 annual grant renewable for up to three years to support undocumented students and their families realize their full potential.
Read the full story: Cal State receives grant to help undocumented students (Fontana Herald News)…
Undocumented on Campus: California Funders Come Together for Immigrant Students
Categories: In the Media
The California Campus Catalyst Fund is addressing a unique need that has gone otherwise unnoticed in the recent debates about immigration. The fund recently committed to supporting 32 campuses all across the state of California starting this fall, with money for resource centers, legal services, mental health services, and other types of support for undocumented students.…
“WAKING DREAM” Premieres on 11/13
Categories: General Announcements
Join Immigrants Rising, the San Francisco Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA), the Dreamer Fund, and iNation Media to celebrate the launch of WAKING DREAM, a six-episode web series that follows the journey of six undocumented youths as they sit in limbo between deportation and a roadmap to citizenship.…
October 2018 Newsletter
Categories: General Announcements
California colleges get funding to expand services to undocumented college students
Categories: In the Media
Published October 15, 2018.
The California Campus Catalyst Fund awards grants of about $125,000 each to 32 public colleges and universities across the state, to expand legal aid, mental health services and career guidance to undocumented students. The funders of CA Catalyst Fund are also taking the unusual move of assisting students’ undocumented family members with services that range from legal consultations and mental health therapy to workshops on how to become an entrepreneur and civics classes teaching them how to participate in a city council meeting.…
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Yoshi Mendez
Creative Writing Class, Legal Services Team, Program Participant, Scholar
"I became more open and less fearful about life."