Supporting Undocumented Students

• Washington Dream Coalition offers a comprehensive guide with references to a range of resources for supporting undocumented students from “Know Your Rights,” practical resources for educators, Best Practices for Allyship, Suggestions for Self-Care. 
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals provides information from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
• Updated DACA information with questions and answer section, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
• A Message from the former President offered in the wake of announced plans to rescind DACA in the summer of 2017.
• Letter of Solidarity issued by President Stephen Sundborg, S.J., in the wake of the Trump administration’s actions around immigration in January 2017. These include the university being a signatory to four letters and statements supporting undocumented students and the federal DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program from the American Council on Education; Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities; Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities; and the Ignatian Solidarity Network. 
• "Lawyers and the Rule of Law: Safeguarding our Democracy in the Trump Era," panel featuring legal scholars with a broad range of perspectives (School of Law) View a video recording of the session HERE.

• The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP): https://www.nwirp.org including its “Know Your Rights” page that contains information on a range of resources including family safety planning, detention information, a list of private attorneys, etc. NOTE: Individuals needing information or assistance can contact NWIRP for referrals, resources and related assistance. NWIRP is working diligently to provide information and assistance.
• ACLU Know Your Rights If Questioned About Immigration Status; and What to Do if Faced with Anti-Muslim Bias (videos and printed materials available in multiple languages)
• My (Un)Documented Life: US Supreme Court Decision on DACA Updates & Resources
• United We Dream: http://unitedwedream.org
• National Immigration Law Center: Click here.
• FAQ prepared by CUNY Law School’s CLEAR (Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility) project. Click here. Note: This FAQ is for informational and resource purposes and does not constitute legal advice by CUNY Law School.
• Additional campus support information cn be found on the Office of Multicultural Affairs site
• NOTE:  The information reflected on this page does not constitute legal advice.  Students, faculty and staff in need of information or assistance on how the executive orders impact them or family members are encouraged to reach out to the NW Immigrant Rights Project listed above. 

(Note: Books are italicized and articles are in quotes.)

• A story of an ACLU lawyer’s experience with a border patrol officer can be found here.
• Global Issues in Immigration, School of Law Professor of Law Won Kidane (et.al.) Thomson West (2013)
• Run for the Border: Vice and Virtue in U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings (Citizenship and Migration in the Americas), NYU Press, School of Law Professor Steven W. Bender (2012) and "Compassionate Immigration Reform," School of Law Professor Steven W. Bender, 38 Fordam Urb. L. J. 107 (2011): http://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/faculty/11/
• Everyday Law for Immigrants, Victor C. Romero (2008)

If you learn of other resources that may be useful for the campus community, please share the information with us at inclusion@seattleu.edu on this page.

•  Free assistance with your DACA renewal.

• Areas open to the general public (i.e., public space such as the upper and lower mall, lobbies and hallways of buildings, the Quad, University Green, Seattle University Park, etc.) are also open to ICE agents, and they may enter without a warrant. ICE agents must follow the same rules that any member of the public would.
• ICE agents are required to have a judicial search or arrest warrant to lawfully access nonpublic areas (i.e., areas not open to the public such as residential hall or apartment rooms, classrooms, faculty offices, etc.).
• In all cases, faculty or staff should ask ICE agents to wait to enter any nonpublic areas until University Counsel is contacted at (206) 296-2043. During after-hours, contact Public Safety’s 24-Hour line at (206) 296-5990. 

• In 2011 ICE issued an internal administrative memo entitled “Enforcement Actions at or Focused on Sensitive Locations.” The memo limits ICE from engaging in enforcement actions (i.e., arrests, interviews, searches and surveillance) at “sensitive locations” which include schools (including colleges and universities), places of worship, religious ceremonies, hospitals and public demonstrations, unless there is an exigent circumstance, specific exception or prior approval. 
• Our understanding is that the memo is still in effect; however, it is administrative guidance only and can be withdrawn or amended by the Trump administration at any time.

• Faculty or staff should ask ICE agents if they are free to go. If the agent says “yes,” the person is free to leave.  If the agent says “no,” the person should ask to consult with University Counsel and should otherwise remain silent. 
• Faculty and staff should not make false statements. Instead, faculty and staff should decline to answer questions and consult with University Counsel at (206) 296-2043.

• Faculty or staff who receive a request from ICE for any information about a student (including “directory information” defined in SU’s Student Records Guidelines) or access to university property, should contact University Counsel at (206) 296-2043. During after-hours, contact Public Safety’s 24-Hour line at (206) 296-5990. 
• Consistent with FERPA, SU does not voluntarily share student information with ICE or any other law enforcement officials without a student’s prior consent unless a narrow and specific FERPA exception applies. If ICE were to serve SU with a subpoena for a student’s immigration status, the university would make a reasonable effort to notify the student of the subpoena prior to complying and disclosing any information so that the student can seek protective action, unless the information requested meets a narrow exception specified in FERPA. For example, SU is required not to notify the student if a subpoena is issued for a law enforcement purpose and the court or other issuing agency has ordered that the existence or the contents of the subpoena or the information furnished in response to the subpoena not be disclosed.

• The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and the City of Seattle have web pages with current information, resources and listings of free legal clinics for DACA and undocumented students. 
• In addition, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Office of Institutional Inclusion are updating our own web page and organizing upcoming on-campus programs to support our students, faculty and staff.