{"id":897,"date":"2022-07-23T23:15:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T03:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/swatfli\/?page_id=897"},"modified":"2024-06-06T17:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:35:40","slug":"daca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/swatfli\/daca\/","title":{"rendered":"DACA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"897\" class=\"elementor elementor-897\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a32fdbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a32fdbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1db7615\" data-id=\"1db7615\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d025f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06d025f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Menu<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-963da0e\" data-id=\"963da0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ea72d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24ea72d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DACA Resources (WIP)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd31b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd31b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The purpose of this page is to highlight resources for DACA and\/or undocumented students attending Swarthmore. All information is subject to change, and students should consult with <strong>Dean Jennifer Marks-Gold\u00a0<\/strong>if they have any further questions regarding support available. This information was sourced from <a href=\"https:\/\/immigrantsrising.org\/our-story\/\">ImmigrantsRising<\/a>, an excellent place to find more resources for undocumented students.<\/p><h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Background<\/span><\/h6><p>On December 2nd, 2016 Swarthmore declared itself a sanctuary campus following tremendous effort by both students and faculty. As part of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swarthmore.edu\/news-events\/swarthmore-board-pledges-sanctuary-undocumented-students-all-community-members\">initial announcement<\/a>, the college announced the following policies\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The College will not voluntarily share student information with immigration enforcement officials;<\/li><li>The College will not voluntarily grant access to College property to immigration enforcement officials;<\/li><li>The College will not support the enforcement actions of immigration officials on campus. Public Safety will continue to refrain from inquiring about or recording the immigration status of community members;\u00a0<\/li><li>The College is not enrolled in \u201ce-verify&#8221; and will not do so; and\u00a0<\/li><li>The College does not make housing decisions based on immigration status and will not do so.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>The college also convened a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sanctuary Campus Working Group\u00a0<\/span>which unveiled their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swarthmore.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/documents\/diversity-inclusion-community-development\/SanctuaryCampusWorkingGroupFinalReport.pdf\">final report<\/a> on August 31st, 2017. It&#8217;s main findings were that<\/p><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><ul><li><p>\u00a0The college has largely addressed the points raised in the student petition and the faculty resolution, and our recommendations (see below) identify gaps in support services and resources.<\/p><\/li><li><p>The college is creating a referral list of legal support options for students; we recommend further development in this area.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>DACA and undocumented students can receive financial support from the college through the Dean\u2019s Discretionary Fund, as well as other support such as possible housing when classes are not in session.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p>The Office of International Student Services provides additional advice, services, and programming for DACA and undocumented students.<\/p><\/li><li><p>We provide guidelines for students interacting with both Swarthmore College Public Safety and Swarthmore Borough Police; we also highlight important aspects of the college\u2019s relationship with local law enforcement.<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00a0After examining current practices with respect to data sharing and privacy, we are confident that the college is not exposing students to undue risk.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>As part of this report, two other documents were created\/sourced.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1dsFn77JkBhj4AdvDRz52lrMcTwM25O59fqyaU06VVIw\/edit\">A FAQ that was updated in 2017<\/a><\/li><li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mjt9z3rcbpiXP15alsvcGR3jdA7RWa0KdWT_IcvLjAk\/edit\">report<\/a> from a focus group of Undocumented students.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c100e elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e4c100e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2391\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2391\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">I can't afford the DACA renewal, can Swarthmore help?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2391\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2391\"><p>As part of the Student Emergency Fund, Swarthmore will cover costs related to renewing DACA. This money <strong>does not\u00a0<\/strong>have to be repaid. Access the 2022-2023 Emergency Funding Application <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Ge1V5iPWCDziBijS9\">here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2392\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2392\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">I'm seeking employment, but I don't have DACA, what are my options?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2392\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2392\"><p>Students without DACA are ineligible for campus jobs, but are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">eligible to work as independent contractors<\/span>. In short, independent contractors are self-employed workers who are able to earn a living using an ITIN or SSN. Learn more about obtaining an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) <a href=\"https:\/\/immigrantsrising.org\/resource\/individual-tax-identification-number-guide\/\">here<\/a>. Students can work as independent contractors with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ParkerDewey<\/span>, a platform that provides micro-internships for students. Learn more about Career Services&#8217; partnership with ParkerDewey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swarthmore.edu\/career-services\/swatworks-funded-micro-internships\">here.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2393\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2393\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Am I able to study abroad? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2393\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2393\"><p>Study abroad may be possible in certain circumstances, but there are strict requirements and extensive planning may be required. Learn more about Advanced Parole (AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/immigrantsrising.org\/resource\/advance-parole-frequently-asked-questions\/\">here<\/a>. Do not hesitate to contact Dean <a href=\"jgold12@swarthmore.edu\">Jennifer Marks-Gold<\/a>\u00a0for further information.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menu DACA Resources (WIP) The purpose of this page is to highlight resources for DACA and\/or undocumented students attending Swarthmore. All information is subject to change, and students should consult with Dean Jennifer Marks-Gold\u00a0if they have any further questions regarding support available. 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