Know Your Rights and Other Information
The resources listed here do not constitute legal advice and are provided for informational purposes only. Individuals are strongly recommended to promptly seek the advice of an attorney to discuss their unique circumstances.
Everyone has rights in the United States, whether you are a citizen or not, or in-between. It is important to know your rights.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center has compiled several useful resources:
- This list of rights can be printed up and carried with you.
- Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, Hmong, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
What Immigrant Families Should Do Now
- Recommendations and practical tips for how immigrant families can prepare, and information on rights in the United States regardless of immigration status.
- Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
- This guide will help you create a Family Preparedness Plan.
- Available in Chinese, English, and Spanish.
In addition, the American Immigration Lawyers Association has created handouts for if ICE visits your home, employer, or a public space.
- Download all three handouts.
- Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Punjabi, and Spanish
Non-profit organizations, services, and other education information
The following is a list of non-profit local and national organizations, services, and other education information to support undocumented students.
Resources at Pacific University:
Utilize support resources through Pacific University’s
Local non-profit organizations:
- Oregon GEAR UP
- Causa Oregon's Immigrant Rights Organization | Causa works to improve the lives of Latino immigrants and their families in Oregon through advocacy, coalition building, leadership
- Oregon Goes to College
- Oregon DACA Coalition
- Mexican Consulate, Portland - Don't forget to apply for our annual IME BECAS Scholarship! Contact oedi@contact.pacificu.edu for more information.
- Oregon Law Help | Free Legal Information for Low-Income Oregonians.
- Community crisis line for Washington County: 503-291-9111 (se habla español)
- Latino Network | The Latino Network is a Latino-led education organization, grounded in culturally-specific practices and services, that lifts up youth and families to reach their full potential. Website lists community resources, information toolkits, and referrals.
- Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees (SOAR) | Immigration Legal Services provides culturally competent, immigration-related legal representation and education to low income refugees and immigrants in and around the Portland metro area.
- Catholic Charities of Portland – Immigration Legal Services (Portland Office) | Catholic Charities seeks to respond to the ever emerging needs of the poor and vulnerable throughout western Oregon.
National non-profit organizations:
- American Civil Liberties Union: Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights
- United We Dream | The Largest Immigrant Youth-Led Network
- Resources for Undocumented Students – The College Board
- Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
- Asian American Advancing Justice
- College Spark Foundation
- Dream Activist Network
- The National Immigrant Youth Alliance
- The National Immigration Law Center | Tracks activities related to state funding of higher education for undocumented students.
- United We Dream – Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project (QUIP) | Seeks to organize and empower Undocumented Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer immigrants, LGBTQ immigrants and allies to address social and systemic barriers that affect themselves and the broader LGBTQ and immigrant community.
- Transgender Law Center | Transgender Law Center works to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
If you have knowledge of any other resources and don't see them on the list, please contact OEDI (oedi@contact.pacificu.edu), so this list can be updated.