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Student Documentation Resources

This is a repository of information to help students navigate potential documentation needs and updates.

Immigration Preparedness

"Whether your work authorization in the United States is about to expire or you never had it in the first place, the future can
seem uncertain if there is no clear path for you to gain lawful immigration status. This resource-packed Immigration
Preparedness Toolkit
aims to help create a strategy to navigate the future." - Immigrant legal Rights Resource Center, 2020
Available in Spanish & English

For assistance in finding legal support please use the National Immigration Legal Services Directory.

Gender Markers and Identification

Lambda Legal has recommendations about when and/or if to renew gender documentation.
The ID Documents Center is a one-stop hub for name and gender change information. Find out how to update your name and gender on state and federal IDs and records.
And check out Movement Advancement Project's Identity Document Laws and Policies Map as well.

Other Supporting Links

- Dominican Campus Health & Wellness LINKS.

- Link to Dominican Campus Bias Incident Report.

- The California Student Aid Commission's Undocumented Student's Portal, where undocumented students can use the CA Dream Act Application (CADAA) to seek financial aid.

We Have Rights is a site with videos and resources on what to do when encountering ICE that is available in 8 different languages.

- Find and contact your elected representatives HERE

- Amnesty International Guide to Protesting.

- ACLU Know Your Rights as a protester.

- Simmons University Anti-Oppression LibGuide.