Immigration Resource Center helps 16 Dreamers get DACA renewals last Saturday!

This year, the IRC was selected to become the recipient of a grant that would allow us to pay for the DACA and Naturalization filing fees of our clients, serving up to 80 people. Due to overwhelming demand that we received for the program, we quickly scheduled a DACA clinic to help Dreamers who had upcoming DACA expiration dates and needed access to these funds. This Saturday, on March 5, we were able to assist 16 Dreamers, providing each person with individualized advice to help them find pathways to permanent residency, as well as finishing their DACA renewal applications. We want to especially thank IRC board member Alma Puente, Julia Morse, Sergio Fernandez, and Dulce Velasquez, who all volunteered at the clinic to help with consultations and application assistance. In a single day, we were able to offer $7,920 in filing fees to the Dreamers, as well as an estimated $9,600 worth of legal services. Sometimes, it is a relatively small sum of money standing between a Dreamer and their Dream. We are grateful for the grant we received to do this work! Many of the Dreamers we saw expressed how difficult it has been to receive nonprofit assistance and were grateful to have conversations about how to plan for the future and protect their families. If you would like to underwrite one DACA Renewal filing fee ($495), click here and mention DREAMER FEE in the subject line. Thank you!!

Best,

Jonathan Fung
(626) 214-5487
Director of Legal Services I Director de Servicios Legales