Resources

• USC Gould Immigration Clinic

  • USC Gould School of Law Immigration Clinic - (213) 821-9627 or immclinic@law.usc.edu
    
    
  • USC Gould's Student, Faculty, and Staff Immigrant Legal Advice Project
    
    
  • Download USC Gould Immigration Clinic flyer on "Emergency Telephone Number for USC Students, Staff, and Family if arrested by ICE or Border Patrol" (Updated August 28, 2017)
    
    

  Know Your Rights Information
  (for all persons, but especially DACA and Undocumented Immigrants)

  • NLG National Immigration Project — Tools to Defend Your Rights
  • National Immigration Law Center — Know Your Rights
  • Immigrant Legal Resource Center — Family Preparedness Plan

  Statements and Other Information from the University

  • Provost's Memo to the USC Community Regarding DACA
  • Provost's Memo — Supporting Our International Community

   

• Updates 8/31/17

  
  
  

  On August 31, 2017, the USC Provost's office announced new services to assist permanent residents who are eligible for naturalized citizenship for USC faculty, students, staff and their families, as well as our neighbors. 

  For more information about the programs available, please contact the USC Gould Immigration Clinic at (213) 821-9627 immclinic@law.usc.edu.

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  Exerpts from the memo:
  
  "Starting in September, the Immigration Clinic at the USC Gould School of Law will offer free, on-campus Citizenship Orientation workshops. These workshops will provide information on the benefits of citizenship and eligibility, and answer questions.
  
  Following the workshop, individuals may choose one of three pathways to completing their naturalization application: free Citizenship Clinics to complete and file the naturalization application, with the help of legal experts at the USC Gould Immigration Clinic; free Individual Legal Assistance provided by the USC Gould Immigration Clinic for complex cases; or a free on-campus Naturalization Exam Preparation course organized through the USC Bovard College for employees who need to learn U.S. Civics and History and practice their English terminology for the naturalization interview and exam before completing and submitting their application.

  In addition, the USC Credit Union will be providing no-fee, low-interest loans to make the cost of the naturalization application more accessible.
  
  To find out which pathway to citizenship is right for you and your family, the USC Gould Immigration Clinic invites you to a Citizenship Orientation session (http://bit.ly/2wKHSlV).
  
  For a full calendar of events, please visit:http://gould.usc.edu/academics/experiential/clinics/immigration/citizenship/
  
  
  For individuals and their families, the benefits of citizenship include increased economic stability, community engagement, and higher wages over time. As we strengthen the economic and civic engagement of USC staff, faculty, students and their families, as well as our neighbors, the USC community will also benefit from the greater participation, security, and wellbeing of our members."

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• Updates 8/28/17

  • If you are part of the DACA program or are of unsure immigration status and you need general guidance, please contact the USC Gould School of Law Immigration Clinic’s Student, Faculty & Staff Legal Advice Project, 213-740-0497; the clinic is also available to provide free initial consultations and respond to urgent matters. If you are detained by Border Patrol or ICE, you may call the clinic’s emergency number: 213-534-7518
    
    
  • If you are a student whose financial situation has been impacted by any changes to federal or state policies, please contact your financial aid advisor or Financial Aid Outreach Associate Dean Diane Anchundia at 213-740-5445 or by email at: anchundia@usc.edu
    
    

• USC Provost's Office

  
  
  The USC Provost's Office maintains a listing of campus resources: https://www.provost.usc.edu/memo-to-the-usc-community-regarding-daca/

   
  
  USC Provost's Office Links to Resources

  • USC Office of Financial Aid
  • USC Office of International Services
  • USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration
  • USC Gould School of Law Immigration Clinic
  • USC Office of Religious Life
  • USC Division of Student Affairs

   

  
  PROVOST’S ADVISORY TASK FORCE ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES

  • Niels W. Frenzen, Clinical Professor of Law; Director of Gould School of Law Immigration Clinic
  • Manuel Pastor, Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity; Co-Director, USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration
  • Jody Agius Vallejo, Associate Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity; Co-Director, USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration
  • Cindy Pineda, Undergraduate Student Government
  • Paul Samaha, Undergraduate Student Government
  • Claudia Chirino, Graduate Student Government
  • Carlos A. Reyes-Ruiz, Graduate Student Government
  • David Donovan, USC Staff Assembly

   

  
  DEANS’ STEERING COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION

  • Andrew Guzman, Gould School of Law – lead
  • Elizabeth Daley, School of Cinematic Arts
  • James Ellis, Marshall School of Business
  • Karen Symms Gallagher, Rossier School of Education