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Accordingly, North Park does not discriminate, and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, national origin, shared ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, caregiver status, military status, including past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other category or characteristic protected by applicable law. When brought to the attention of North Park any such discrimination will be appropriately addressed by North Park according to the procedures below and any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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Every year, RefugeeOne serves more than 2,500 refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants of all ages, ethnic groups, faiths, and backgrounds. Our primary focus is to assist these resilient individuals in becoming independent, self-supporting members of their new Chicagoland community.

We provide holistic services (housing support, English language training, mental health care, employment coaching, youth programs, dental care, and more – at no cost to program participants) to help newcomers build flourishing lives in Chicago.

(A Resource Center for Women)
The Circle is a Community Resource Center for women of the Brighton Park neighborhood. Our mission is to accompany women on their journey by offering a welcoming and nurturing space with opportunities that support, encourage, and empower. We provide a safe place for women to come, be themselves, take a break from the stresses and strains of everyday life. We are a community dedicated to providing women with opportunities to learn and make their lives better in a variety of ways.

Undocumented Student
Undocumented refers to a person who does not have the authorized papers required to prove residence, citizenship, and/or work authorization in the United States of America. There are several ways that people can become undocumented including:

• Entering the USA without inspection (also known as “EWI”),
• Originally entering the U.S. with authorization, but immigration documentation is expired, and
• Submitting immigration documentation to continue to remain in the USA, but it is in processing or it is denied.

Often, students who are undocumented have lived in the USA for most of their lives and have attended schools in the USA for most or all of their lives. “Undocumented” is the recommended term to use, instead of “illegal,” which has a negative and derogatory connotation.

U.S. citizen
A U.S. citizen is a person who has citizenship in the USA through birth on USA soil, birth to USA citizen parents abroad, naturalization, or the naturalization of the parent while the Legal Permanent Resident child is still young (exact age has changed over time).

Immigrant
Immigrant is a noun that refers to someone who has already come to live permanently in a country, as opposed to “emigrant,” which refers to a person leaving their own country to settle permanently in another. In the United States, as is the case in most countries, an “immigrant” is someone who has been granted legal status to stay in a country. An “immigrant” can be considered a “non-immigrant,” as defined below, if they have only been granted status to stay in the country for a limited time.

Dropping the I-Word
Dropping the I-Word refers to the slur, “Illegal,” which is used to dehumanize and discriminate against immigrants and POC regardless of migratory status. The I-word is shorthand for “illegal alien,” “illegal immigrant,” and other harmful terms.

Mixed-status Family
Mixed-status family describes a family whose members include people with different citizenship or immigration statuses. One example of a mixed-status family is one in which the parents are undocumented and the children are U.S.-born citizens.

DREAMer
A term that originated from the DREAM Act Movement in 2010 to identify high-skilled undocumented immigrant youth. Although undocumented youth became known as “DREAMers,” not all identify as DREAMers and some who were part of the movement are now demanding that allies not use the term anymore.

Temporary Protected Status
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary status granted by the U.S. government to individuals whose countries of origin are such that they unable to return safely or the country is unable to adequately handle their return

Overstayed Visa
Overstayed visa refers to a person who entered the United States with proper documentation but stayed in the United States after their tourist, visitor, or student visa expired; thus his/her status is now “undocumented.”

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a U.S. immigration policy created by the Obama Administration in June of 2012 that allows certain undocumented immigrants who entered the country before their 16th birthday and before June 2007 to receive a renewable two-year relief from deportation known as “deferred action.” It also allows recipients to apply for work authorization during that two-year period. This was an executive action that only deferred removal and does not confer any change in legal status to the immigrants who meet the eligibility requirements. More than 800,000 undocumented youth nationwide received DACA.

On July 27, 2021, USCIS updated its guidance to reflect how the agency will implement the court’s decision, which stated that USCIS will only make decisions on Renewal DACA applications. USCIS concluded that renewals are considered to be either:

• Applications filed where the application was either filed by an individual with current DACA status, or
• Applications filed by an individual whose DACA status expired less than a year ago.

Therefore, if somebody’s DACA status expired more than a year ago, USCIS considers the application to be a Renewal, and USCIS will treat the application as a subject to the permanent injunction, which means that USCIS will not make decisions on Renewal as Initial applications while it waits for the court process to play out. For those who had an Initial application or a Renewal application pending on July 16, 2021, those applications will remain pending.

Plyer V. Doe
Plyer v. Doe is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established that all school-age kindergarten to 12th grade students, regardless of immigration status, have a right to a free public education through protections afforded by the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Additionally, public schools cannot ask about immigration status or social security numbers of their students and families.

For more information about the case’s impact on public education:
American Immigration Council’s Public Education for Immigrant Students: t

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that was enacted in 1974 that protects the privacy of student education records at educational institutions, including elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities, that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

North Park has no list of known undocumented students, students with DACA, TPS, etc.

ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is restricted to public areas on campus and must have a signed judicial warrant to access a specific private area. Private areas include classrooms, staff and faculty offices, file rooms, and spaces requiring a key for access. If ICE officers show up on campus, they will be directed to Campus Safety who will determine the legality of their presence on campus. As employees of the university, Campus Safety Officers are governed by FERPA and must act accordingly.

FERPA, or the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, prevents release of your educational records unless you give your written consent, this includes parents and other family members. Educational records include, but are not limited to, your telephone information, grades, student billing, financial aid awards, course schedule, discipline records, and medical treatment records. More information can be found here. This means that faculty and staff cannot share any of your private information with outside agencies without a written and signed warrant.

There are times when we work with immigration officials regarding our international students and the regulations pertaining to them and the documentation provided for them to study at the university. In these cases, their contact is generally limited to working with those in our International Student Affairs. North Park is an open campus so anyone can walk on to it. But some buildings, classrooms, housing, offices are off limits without a signed judicial warrant.

Only if a signed judicial warrant is provided with that specific residence hall information and room number. All front desk staff are instructed to contact campus security if federal immigration enforcement officers appear unaccompanied by campus safety personnel.

Any time a federal immigration enforcement office asks for access to information refer them to campus security 773-244-5560.