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The DACA program provided temporary protection from deportation for eligible individuals brought to the U.S. before the age of 16. However, DACA recipients live with an uncertain future since the Trump Administration terminated the DACA program in 2017. Currently, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) only accepts DACA renewal applications but does not accept new applications for DACA.
Now more than ever, we encourage all DACA recipients to submit renewal applications. It is crucial to submit your renewal application due to longer application processing times from USCIS. FWD.us will be matching up to $2,500 of donations to the following partner organizations, all of which provide DACA recipients with assistance in renewing their DACA applications:
United We Dream is the largest immigrant youth-led community in the country with an online reach of over 4 million and more than 400,000 members, statewide branches and over 100 local groups across 28 states. UWD helps connect DACA recipients to state-based partner organizations to access resources around rights, DACA…
The mission of Americans for Immigrant Justice is to protect and promote the basic human rights of immigrants through free direct services, impact litigation, policy reform advocacy, and public education at the local, state, and national levels. Donations will help support DACA recipients and DACA clinics in Florida.
Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC (CIS-NYC) provides essential services to immigrants in the spirit of Mother Cabrini. Its mission is to empower immigrants, their families and their communities through education, access to essential services, civic participation and community building. CIS-NYC programs help countless individuals, including DACA recipients.
In 1986 CHIRLA was founded to achieve a world with freedom of mobility, full human rights, and true participatory democracy for all through community empowerment, advocacy, education and direct services. In California, CHIRLA helps individuals complete DACA renewal applications free of charge and access state funding for renewal fees.
The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition is a statewide, membership-based coalition of immigrant, faith, labor, youth, community, business, and ally organizations dedicated to making Colorado a more welcoming, immigrant-friendly state. CIRC provides all of the information Colorado-based DACA recipients need to renew their DACA and conducts free clinics around the state.
Established in 2009, Dream Action Oklahoma, formerly known as Dream Act Oklahoma, is a community-based organization that aims to empower the local immigrant community through advocacy and education to ensure justice for all immigrants. DAOK hosts DACA renewal clinics to help Oklahoma DACA recipients renew their applications.
The DACA Direct Impact Fund is an ongoing GoFundMe-led campaign to raise money to help Dreamers pay for their $495 DACA renewal application fee. Donations can be made to the General Fund or individual, verified accounts made by Dreamers to support their renewal applications.
The Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia) supports Latinx-serving nonprofits in Georgia with advocacy, program development, technical assistance, and grant making. LCF Georgia regularly partners on clinics to provide legal assistance and support to individuals navigating different immigration statuses and programs, such as DACA and TPS.
The National Immigrant Justice Center ensures human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers through a unique combination of direct legal services, policy advocacy, impact litigation, and public education. NIJC offers consultations and free legal clinics for eligible individuals renewing DACA.