Led by Roosevelt Lakers baseball coach Steve Marchi, OASIS has five objectives including:
- Outreach to ensure members of the Roosevelt community feel supported
- Advocacy for just and non-discriminatory policies
- Reaffirming and raising the visibility of Roosevelt’s historic social justice mission and values of inclusion
- Providing trusted information and resources with regard to policy changes affecting populations such as immigrants and refugees, international students, religious minorities and LGBTQ community members
- Promoting the safety of all members of the Roosevelt community
NEXT STEPS FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
Additional details on DACA can be found on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website.
View a presentation by Vishal K. Chhabria of Lavelle Law LTD on possible effects of the recent rescinding of the DACA program held on September 8, 2017 and sponsored by OASIS, Multicultural Student Support Services, and the Counseling Center.:
ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY RESOURCES
For a safe space to talk, get questions answered and explore resources, contact:
Immigration Updates
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center: advocacy efforts, legal assistance, educational resources
- Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights: immigration news and policy updates, know your rights information, advocacy efforts
- American Immigration Attorneys Association: news and policy updates, legal resources, know your rights information
- National Immigrant Justice Center: immigration news and policy updates, legal resources, know your rights workshops, DACA support
- American Civil Liberties Union: immigration and LGBTQ news and policy updates, legal resources, advocacy tools
- Council on American-Islamic Relations: news and policy updates, legal resources, advocacy tools
- City of Chicago Office of New Americans: news, legal and social services support
- NAFSA: information regarding travel ban, international students
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES RELEVANT TO IMMIGRATION
APA Report: Based on Crossroads: The Psychology of Immigration in the New Century the Report of the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration
Undocumented Americans – Video & Answers to Your Questions
ICIRR – Publications, Reports, Info