Transfer resources available for undocumented
East Los Angeles College invited California State University, Los Angeles Dream Resource Center to speak to undocumented students about the transfer process on Thursday.
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DRC panel focuses immigration petitions
The Dream Resource Center teamed up with the Central American Resource Center to discuss family based immigration petitions. This panel focused on giving insight regarding essential information to family members or spouses, who must know if they are looking into immigration petitions.
Free legal assistance offers help with DACA
By Francisco Portillo Undocumented students at East Los Angeles College have the opportunity to receive free legal assistance from attorneys by applying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in E1-227. A partnership between the Dream Resource Center and the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (LIJC), students can meet with an attorney that specializes in immigrant justice for free. DACA, created by President Obama in 2012, offers temporary deportation relief for…
Former undocumented student advocates on immigrant rights
By Ali Corona Michael Geovanny Felix, a 19-year-old former undocumented student at East Los Angeles College never worried about his immigration status. He grew up a normal kid in East Los Angeles from the age of five. In his junior year of high school, Felix realized he would need to have proper documentation to attend college. “The problems begin when you want to go to college,” Felix said. Felix was…