Immigrant and Refugee Student Resources

Below you will find resources to help you support students and families. 

See additional resources for Everett Public Schools' staff in DocuShare: https://docushare.everett.k12.wa.us/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-12313 

Washington State Attorney General Ferguson's Guidance Concerning Immigration Enforcement

Immigration Legal Services:

• Northwest Immigrant Rights Project: www.nwirp.org
• Colectiva Legal del Pueblo: http://colectivalegal.org/
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Referral Service: http://ailalawyer.com/
• List of Organizations Recognized by Board of Immigration Appeals: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/recognition-and-accreditation-program
• Immigration Advocates Network National Legal Services Directory: https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/

General Legal Services Resources:

• Washington Law Help: https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/
• Northwest Justice Project CLEAR Hotline: https://nwjustice.org/clear-hotline
• Northwest Justice Project https://nwjustice.org/
• Skagit IRC http://www.skagitirc.org
• Catholic Community Services https://ccsww.org/

Reporting Harassment/Bullying/Discrimination:

• ACLU collecting information about instances at schools: https://aclu-wa.org/about-getting-help
• Hate crimes/Harassment/Discrimination against Muslim community members: http://cairseattle.org/get-help

Discrimination in employment, housing, others:

• WA State Human Rights Commission: http://www.hum.wa.gov/
• Safe Spaces Fact Sheet https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/focus/safe-spaces-fact-sheet.pdf

Resources on Obtaining U.S. Citizenship:

• Washington New Americans program (run by OneAmerica): http://www.wanewamericans.org/
• Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Naturalization Program: https://ww.dshs.wa.gov/node/81

Resources on Public Benefits for Immigrants:

• Northwest Health Law Advocates: http://nohla.org/
• National Immigration Law Center – Immigration Enforcement: https://www.nilc.org/issues/immigration-enforcement/

Resources on Educational Opportunities for Undocumented Students:

• United We Dream: https://unitedwedream.org/
• Educators for Fair Consideration: https://immigrantsrising.org/ 
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Immigrant and Refugee Children Toolkit: http://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/im_uac-educators-guide_2016.pdf
• Skagit Valley College Undocumented Student Information: https://www.skagit.edu/undocumented-students/

Resources on General Immigration Policy / Advocacy

• American Immigration Council: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/
• National Immigration Forum: http://immigrationforum.org/
• National Immigration Law Center: https://www.nilc.org/
• Detention Watch Network: http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/

Resources on Workers’ Rights:

• Fair Work Center: http://fairworkcenter.org/
• National Employment Law Project: http://www.nelp.org/
• National Day Laborer Organizing Network: http://www.ndlon.org/

Resources for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Other Crimes:

• Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV): http://wscadv.org/
• Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence: http://endgv.org/
• Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs: http://www.wcsap.org/

Related Articles:

• Access to Education - Rule of Law http://www.uscourts.gov/