Directory of Presidents’ Alliance Resources to Support DACA recipients, Undocumented Students, Dream Legislation, and Institutions of Higher Education

This page contains a list of all of the Presidents’ Alliance’s materials, including resources, advocacy tools, and best practices, to help institutions of higher education to support Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, undocumented students, and other Dreamers.

Campus Resources & Effective Practices

• 5 Things Colleges and Universities can do in the Wake of the Fifth Circuit’s Decision on DACA (September 2023)
• Leveraging Advance Parole to Support DACA Recipients as DACA is Under Threat (September 2023)
• Webinar: Understanding the Complexities of Border Security and its Impacts on Reaching a Bipartisan Compromise for Dreamers (June 2023)
• Beyond DACA: Updated Checklists for Campuses to Support Dreamers and Other Undocumented Campus Members (April 2023)
• DACA Update: What You Need to Know (October 2022)
• DACA Final Rule: What You Need to Know (August 2022)
• Opportunities for Campuses to Support Undocumented/DACA Dreamer Students (August 2022)
• DACA’s 10th Anniversary (June 2022)
• DACA Anniversary Social Media Toolkit (June 2022)
• FAQ on Experiential and Funding Opportunities for Undocumented Students (November 2021)
• Including Undocumented Students in Tuition-Free Community College Proposals (October 2021)
• Higher Education Guide to Funding Opportunities for Undocumented Students (May 2020)
• COVID-19 Crisis and the Impact on Undocumented/DACA Students and Their Families: What Campus Leaders Need to Know (April 2020)
• Higher Ed Guide to Tuition, Financial Aid & Other Funding for Undocumented Students (April 2020)
• FAQs for Campuses on Immigration Enforcement and Site Visits (March 2020)
• Alternative Income and Career Options for Undocumented Students: How Colleges Can Help (March 2020)
• Top 5 FAQs for Public and Private Colleges and Universities (February 2020)
• Alternative Income and Career Options for Undocumented Students (February 2020)
• Creating Fellowship Programs: For Educational Institutions

This directory also collected resources to support students and institutions in case of the rescission of DACA.

Advocacy Resources

• Breakdown of Dreamer Populations — Both With and Without DACA (December 2022)
• The Presidents’ Alliance and Partners’ Education Week of Action for Dreamers! (November 2022)
• DACA & Dreamers – What You Need to Know (November 2022).
• Talking Points: Americans Want Congress to Protect Dreamers This Year (November 2022)
• Dream Advocacy Toolkit (November 2022)
• Social Media Toolkit – Show Your Support for Dreamers (November 2022)
• DACA/Dreamers Op-Ed Content Ideas and Resources (October 2022)
• Template Letter to Congress on Dream Legislation for Higher Ed Institutions (October 2022)
• Talking Points – Presidents’ Alliance and Broader Allies on DACA and Current Moment (October 2022)
• Directory of Reconciliation Resources (December 2021)
• Presidents’ Alliance and Member Comments for DACA Notice and Comment (November 2021)
• Toolkit for Higher Ed Institutions to Respond to DACA Rescission 2.0 (August 2020)
• Talking Points: Supreme Court Decision on DACA (June 18, 2020)
• Supporting DACA Recipients & Dreamers: 2020 Guide for College & University Educators (April 2020)
• We Are With Dreamers Statement (April 2020)
• Template State Delegation Letter for Higher Ed Institutions to Support DACA Recipients (April 2020)
• Toolkit for Dream and TPS & DED Advocacy in the Senate (October 2019)

DACA in the Courts

• Webinar: DACA’s Precarious Future: A Conversation with Legal Experts and Advocates (June 2022)
• DACA in the Courts (July 2021)
• Rapid Response Briefing: The Texas Court Decision on DACA and Its Implications for Higher Education (July 2021)

Archived Resources

• Batalla v. Trump (December 2020)
• Original DACA terms (June 2012)
• Updated USCIS DACA page (December 2020)
• The legality of DACA itself remains uncertain as federal legislation continues in Texas (December 2020)
• United We Dream resource page for DACA-eligible individuals and the people who support them (December 2020)
• Informed Immigrant: How to Renew Your DACA (December 2020)