OASISS

This California-funded effort connects EVC students, faculty, staff and their immediate family members with trusted, confidential and free immigration legal services to assess their unique case and plan for their future. 

Also includes USCIS fee grants for DACA renewals and naturalization applications (limited funding available).

Schedule a FREE appointment with our immigration attorneys!

We Have Rights Videos
Check out “We Have Rights” videos, an empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Know Your Rights (Downloadable Red Cards, available in 42 languages)
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home. Find KYR Red Cards in the OASISS office (S-2085) or download your own!

Know Your Rights Toolkit
It’s important for everyone to know their rights if approached by an immigration (ICE) agent as well as how families can best prepare for something happening. This resource provides practical tips for things immigrant families can do now to prepare as well as information on rights everyone has in the United States, regardless of immigration status. check out ILRC’s toolkit.  

Immigration Preparedness Toolkit

This free toolkit offers in-depth, yet easily accessible information that outlines the basics about a variety of topics including: your rights during ICE confrontations, the different types of immigration options available, ideas for building your consultation roadmap, and tips on covering your bases while waiting for relief. check out ILRC’s Immigration Preparedness Toolkit!

For ICE activity and/or detaining happening in Santa Clara County, call (408)290-1144

*This is NOT a general information hotline. 

Find local rapid response hotlines to report ICE enforcement operations & other sightings for each CA county. 

1. Notify Campus Police at (408)270-6468 if you are aware of immigration enforcement on campus. Police Services will contact the appropriate District or College administrator and dispatch an officer to your location.
   No employee other than the Chancellor, President, or their designee is authorized to accept legal documents from immigration enforcement officers or consent to entry of District facilities by immigration enforcement officers (e.g. classrooms, office area, etc.)
2. Document while Campus Police dispatches an officer to your location. Ask the individual who they are and what agency they represent. If they say immigration or any law enforcement agency, obtain their name, title and badge number. Once you call Campus Police, you may remain in the vicinity of the immigration officer and take notes on what you observe. You may return to work if an employee other than you has been designated to document the interaction.
3. Stay informed by reviewing verified resources and sharing with students, colleagues and peers. 

Evergreen Valley College will not voluntarily share information with immigration enforcement officers, unless legally required by a judicial warrant signed by a judge. 

Protecting Student Data: Student records are safeguarded under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

• Dream Act Service Incentive Grant provides paid service opportunity for eligible Dreamers (can complete required hours anywhere on-campus)
• Handshake App. for jobs (accessible through your student portal; contractor positions included)
• Scholarships and Fellowships - Immigrants Rising
• Scholarships for 2025-2026 - MALDEF
• EVC Scholarships (Applications open every Spring semester)

• Immigrants Rising
  
  • Immigrants Rising’s Mental Health Connector provides undocumented students in California with free and confidential psychological support.
  • Immigrants Rising’s virtual 6-week Wellness Support Groups led by trained mental health providers or registered clinicians, are designed to help undocumented people feel less alone and more understood.
• EVC Health & Wellness Services
  
  • The Student Health and Wellness Department offers both medical and mental health services to EVC students. All services are confidential. 

Immigrants Rising
Immigrants Rising strives to increase educational access and opportunities for undocumented people through institutional policy changes and direct support to empower educators, students, and communities. Visit Immigrants Rising webpage!

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
The ILRC seeks to improve immigration law and policy, expand the capacity of legal service providers, and advance immigrant rights. Visit ILRC’s webpage!

United We Dream
UWD is the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country. They provide resources, news and more. Visit United We Dream’s webpage!

County of Santa Clara Office of Immigrant Relations
Provides immigrant-friendly resources such as free to low-cost immigration legal help for non-EVC students/families, public charge services, housing and eviction help, assistance with rent, food, and other basic needs. Visit the County of Santa Clara OIR’s webpage!