Immigrant Resources
The city of Fremont is a sanctuary city, and Fremont Unified School District is a safe haven for all students. FUSD takes pride in its diversity, its community, and in its schools. If you need additional resources, or help, please contact the Department of Federal and State Programs.
DACA
(Last updated September 13, 2023) – On September 13, 2023, Texas federal Judge Hanen again ruled that DACA is unlawful. While appeals are pending, the original decision stands, which means that people who already have DACA or who want to renew their expired DACA can continue to do so. But, the government can no longer grant NEW DACA protection to people requesting it for the first time.
What is DACA?
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) gives eligible immigrants who came to the US when they were children protection from deportation. DACA gives certain undocumented immigrants 1) Protection from deportation and 2) a work permit.
Resources for DACA recipients:
Immigration Preparedness Toolkit
This toolkit aims to help families create a strategy plan to navigate the future. Each section outlines concrete steps for families to protect themselves , provides a guide to seeking legal advice and describes different immigration options available.
Immigrants Rising
Immigrants Rising provides support and resources to undocumented youth to achieve educational and career goals.
Services include:
Mental Health
Legal Help (DACA)
Going to College in CA
Supporting Students in CA
Informed Immigrant
Guides for Undocumented immigrants on rights, family preparedness and more.
DACA help
Legal Help
Legal Services
Pars Equality Center - (510) 894 - 3161
Helps families that have been separated by the migration experience to reunify through family visa petitions, helps legal residents gain citizenship, assists undocumented battered immigrant women and children gain legal status, helps with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), DACA.
Bay Area Legal Aid - (800) 551 - 5554
Assists with Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs), divorce, legal separation or annulments, child or spousal support, custody and visitation orders, battered spouse waivers, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) enforcement, immigration issues faced by domestic violence survivors.
Free legal help in housing, landlord-tenant issues, foreclosures, unlawful evictions, housing discrimination, domestic violence, public benefits, health care access.
Catholic Charities of the East Bay - (510) 768 - 3100
Professional attorneys and staff offer legal counseling.
Immigration and refugee services/programs include: family literacy program, housing counseling, immigration and citizenship, project ACCESS, refugee employment services, refugee resettlement, strengthening refugee families and marriages.
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area - (510) 894 - 3639
Provides immigration legal services, immigration workshops and citizenship classes for the Bay Area community.
Public Charge
MANY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT PUBLIC CHARGE. Most immigrants are NOT subject to public charge! The rule is mainly applied to people seeking admission (Visa) into the United States or applying to adjust their status (to get a Green Card) through a family-based petition.
What is Public Charge?
Public charge refers to an assessment immigration officers will make as part of deciding certain immigration applications. The applicant's age, health, income, etc is used to determine whether the applicant seems likely to use certain public benefits (health care, housing, food, or cash) in the future. If the officer decides that the applicant will need to rely on government support in the future, their immigration application can be denied for public charge.
Public charge does NOT apply to:
● Lawful permanent residents (LPRs) with green cards when they apply for U.S. citizenship or renew their green cards.
● Refugees, Asylees, Temporary Protected Status applicants, DACA applicants or recipients seeking renewal, Special Immigrant Juveniles, asylum applicants, and certain victims of crime, including domestic violence and human trafficking.
Rapid Response Network
24-hour multilingual hotline to investigate possible activities by immigration officials in the community . Can dispatch legal observers if needed to verify or dispel rumors of ICE activity. If needed, an immigration lawyer will be dispatched to provide legal assistance to the person detained and their family members, as available.
Hotline: 510-241-4011
Website: Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership (ACILEP)