In compliance with California AB21, JPCatholic has designated the Dean of Students to serve as a point of contact for any student, faculty, or staff person who may or could be subject to an immigration order or inquiry on campus. Eleazar Palma can be contacted at epalma@jpcatholic.edu

Unless the disclosure is permitted by state and federal education privacy law, faculty and staff persons will not discuss or reveal the personal information, including immigration status information, of any student, faculty, or staff person with anyone.

It is the University’s policy to notify, as soon as possible, the emergency contact of a student, faculty, or staff person if there is reason to suspect that the person has been taken into custody as the result of an immigration enforcement action.

All students, faculty, and staff are advised to notify the office of the president, or his designee, as soon as possible, if he or she is advised that an immigration officer is expected to enter, will enter, or has entered the campus to execute a federal immigration order. All students, faculty, and staff responding to or having contact with an immigration officer executing a federal immigration order, are also advised to promptly refer the entity or individual to the office of the president, or his designee, for purposes of verifying the legality of any warrant, court order, or subpoena.

A brief overview of the rights of students, faculty, and staff can be accessed here.

In addition, the following legal resources may be helpful for undocumented or immigrant students. A copy will be provided free of charge upon request.

Please note that the resources listed are not affiliated with the University, and we don’t make any certifications regarding their services.

Family-based immigration issues, including naturalization and citizenship, Removal defense (Immigration Court), AVAWA, AU and T Visas, Green Card Renewal, Waivers, No affirmative asylum claims. No DACA, DAPA, or employment-based issues. Safety-planning presentations to groups, such as university organizations. (Contact Senior Attorney, Miko Tokuhama-Olsen)

Casa Cornelia Law Center

• Counseling services for individuals detained at the San Diego Immigration Detention Center in Otay Mesa.
• Referrals to pro bono immigration law attorneys.
• Know Your Rights presentations. (To schedule a presentation call Staff Attorney Edith Polanco at 255-8823.)

Assistance with the following immigration applications: adjustment of status, family visa petitions, DACA, citizenship and naturalization, employment authorization, travel documents, T and U visas, affidavits of support, legal permanent resident card renewal, fee waivers, domestic violence cases, family unity, and consular processing.

Presentations on immigration law topics. (To schedule a presentation or a group information session, call (619) 287-1270.)

Jewish Family Service

www.jfssd.org (Click on Programs by Name. Click on Immigration Program)

Adjustment of status–green cards (family-based, refugees, asylees, replacement green cards), and family reunification (petitioning for a relative to come to the U.S. or to stay in the U.S.) administrative relief–DACA, DAPA assistance with applications for citizenship and naturalization; travel documents, work authorization, and fee waivers.

International Rescue Committee (San Diego Office)

Assistance completing and submitting the following forms: adjustment of status, consular processing, DACA, unlawful presence waivers, employment authorization, travel documents, document replacement, family-based petitions, naturalization/citizenship, VAWA petitions, and fee waivers.