Categories: General Announcements, Immigration Legal Intake Service, Resources
By Samuel Park Updated on August 10, 2018
UPDATEAs of August 8, Judge Hanen from the Texas District Court has NOT issued any orders, and DACA renewals are still being accepted. Due to the possibility of DACA renewals ending in a matter of weeks, eligible DACA recipients are strongly encouraged to renew their DACA.…
Categories: General Announcements
Categories: General Announcements
After more than 10 years of helping to transform lives, we’re making a few changes of our own.
Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) is now known as Immigrants Rising, a name that better reflects who we are and what we do.…
Categories: Fellowships, Festival of UndocuInnovation, In the Media, Resources
Immigrants Rising was launched “to encourage all immigrants, regardless of legal status, to create their own opportunities, earn a living, and thrive through entrepreneurship.” Read more about Immigrants Rising in Forbes: Undocumented Entrepreneurs Rise Above Policy Making.…
Categories: Festival of UndocuInnovation, In the Media
Categories: Festival of UndocuInnovation, In the Media, Resources
“All of us — with or without DACA — and our family members can get deported at any time. My parents and I have thought about what we’d do if we are forced to leave, like consolidating bank accounts and starting a business in our home country,” said liana Perez, a DACA recipient and the head of Immigrants Rising, E4FC’s initiative that helps undocumented youth pursue entrepreneurship.…
Categories: In the Media
Published September 5, 2017.
Read Worried and Frustrated, ‘Dreamers’ Say They Won’t Give Up (The New York Times.com)…
Categories: Entrepreneurship Fund, Festival of UndocuInnovation, In the Media
Published September 1, 2017.
At the upcoming Festival of UndocuInnovation, Dreamers from around the country will share their projects and look for funding and support.
Read the full story: Whatever Trump decides to do with DACA, these young immigrants will find a way to keep innovating (Fast Company.com)…
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