Know Your Rights Training
GEU is excited to be partnering with Innovation Law Lab to host a Know Your Rights training! Supervisory Senior Attorney Kelsey Provo will be presenting on everyone’s rights as a US resident, and how to assert those rights when interacting with immigration enforcement, police, and other officials.
Innovation Law Labs work with Equity Corps Oregon and other partners to provide legal aid, advocacy, and assistance to immigrants and refugees. You can check out ILL’s know your rights materials as well.
Register Here: https://pdx.zoom.us/meeting/register/Tvg7hQ1vQtuIYYCGW3Ws5w
The safety and security of our international graduate employees is important to us. We know that with the current political climate things are actively growing dangerous for our international graduate employees, and we are here to help!
Below you will find a list of information and resources which can help you be prepared in the face of immigration officials or other incidents.
Portland is a Sanctuary City and we at the GEU are determined to leverage this and to do our part to support you right now and always.
Legal Resources Regarding ICE
- Comprehensive Immigration Resource Document – a list of practical resources from around the state and country regarding immigration rights and support
- PSU Student Legal Services – since we pay (through our work) for student fees, we have access to Student Legal Services. They can’t help with conflicts with PSU students, faculty, admin, or staff, but they can (and do) help with immigration related questions.
- IMIrJ Accompaniment – From the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice, if you want a volunteer to go with you to immigration-related appointments, someone can go with you.
- Latino Network – reliable legal help, information, and other resources.
- PSU also recommends Immigration Counseling Service, Catholic Charities of Portland Immigration Legal Services, and SOAR Immigration Legal Services.
Immigration Enforcement can be reported to Portland Immigrant Resource Center at 1-888-622-1510. If you see ICE officers or other individuals doing immigration related enforcement in our area, call it in!
Also remember, ICE is not allowed in any place on our campus that is not open to the general public. Classrooms and research labs and offices are not open to the general public. PSU is currently recommending that you call campus safety (CPSO, emergency #503-725-5911) or the office of general counsel (#503-725-2636) for assistance in dealing with any outside immigration agents.
We as a union can stand up on these issues, if folks come to help us do that. We have an International Caucus if you’d like to spend some time in solidarity with your fellow international graduate workers, and for everyone who wants to organize, we have our Organizing Committee – meetings are 11am on Mondays via zoom.
If you have general immigration or legal questions, you can also use the services at the Student Legal Services. Their website landing page features the free legal services that students are eligible for through the center. You can find that information here: https://www.pdx.edu/student-legal-services/
Higher Educcation Specific Resources
- United We Dream “Here To Stay” toolkit for K-12 & Higher Education Educators & Schools – a great resource for practical steps to take as educators and schoolsResources from around the web:
- Central Washington University’s Access to University Property and Student Records for Immigration Purposes Interim Policy – a good overview of best practices for student records, pulled from the Central Washington University policies
Resources from around the web:
- Our affiliate union AAUP National’s ICE on Campus one-pager
- AAUP’s Immigration and Higher Education Page
- Immigrants Defense Project’s Know Your Rights With ICE Page (in both English and Spanish)
- Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition Know Your Rights One-Pagers – these are great to print off or keep with you. Easy to read and each page covers a different situation, including if you or a community member or loved one is detained, stopped, or arrested.
- Consider putting together a family plan if you are an international graduate worker or part of another vulnerable group
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center Family Preparedness Step-By-Step Plan Page
- What to do if you are a bystander during an ICE raid or action
- Worker and Farmer Labor Assosication – What are your rights if you see ICE activity? Recommended safety practices for bystanders
- More Resources for Immigrant and International Workers
- Latino Network – Immigrant Resources
- ACLU’s Immigrant Rights Page