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​​​​​Responding to Subpoenas and Other Legal Requests

DePaul routinely receives various types of formal legal requests. These include:

Subpoenas:  Documents requiring DePaul (or a DePaul employee) to provide testimony or documents related to a pending lawsuit
Summons/Complaints:  Documents initiating a lawsuit and requiring DePaul to appear in court or otherwise respond by a certain date
​Routine Government Investigations:  Site visits related to visa applications sponsored by the University
Wage Garnishments:  Documents requiring DePaul to withhold some portion of an employee’s wages 

Pursuant to the Response to Legal Inquiries policy​, the OGC is responsible for responding to all legal requests made to DePaul.  If someone, such as a Sheriff, process server, or investigator with a government-issued badge/ID asks you for information or to accept any legal documents on behalf of DePaul, please decline and redirect him/her to the Office of the General Counsel, 14 E. Jackson Blvd., 18th Floor. Responses to legal requests are generally handled by Associate General Counsel Mary Devona Stark, x27503, mdevona@depaul.edu.​

DACA and Undocumented Student Resources

Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan
https://www.ilrc.org/resources/step-step-family-preparedness-plan
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/plan_de_preparacion_familiar.v3.pdf

Family Support Network and Hotline
https://www.icirr.org/fsn

The purpose of the ICIRR Family Support Network (FSN) is to connect immigrant communities throughout Illinois to a full range of support - social services, legal aid, policy updates, financial assistance, law enforcement - in collaboration with member organizations (Información en español).

Know Your Rights
https://www.informedimmigrant.com/resources/know-your-rights/know-your-rights/#rights-inside-your-home
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights


IL Community Organizations


Legal Services

Mental Health Resources

We are in a blue state and in 2017 we passed the Illinois Trust Act.


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Resources from DePaul sources:

Legal Services

Translation Services​

Scholarships

Support Services

Travel for Students

DREAM Guide

The Women's and Gender Studies Department offers a list of Support Services and Resources

Resources from other sources:

The Resurrection Project - DACA Frequently Asked Questions

The Resurrection Project - Preguntas Frecuentas Acerca de DACA

Referral for the The Reservation Project DACA Fund

MALDEF HB5482/SB3109 February 20, 2018

DACA Updates​ (icirr.org)

Family Preparedness Plan (Boston Medical Center)

Family Preparedness Plan Facilitator Guide (Boston Medical Center)

Immigration-Related Stress - A Guide for Schools (Marquette University)

Plan de Preparacion Familiar(ilrc.org)

Workbook to help Latino Children Understand Deportation (Children's Psychological Health Center)

DACA Guidelines

S.1615 - Dream Act of 2017 (Bipartisan legislation)

S.128 - BRIDGE Act​

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refuee Rights (icirr.org)

What Makes a City a Sanctuary Now? (mijente.net)

Lurie Children’s Hospital Preliminary Messaging Post-Election Support for Marginalized Youth​​​

We Have Your Back: How Educators Can Support Undocumented Students

Family Preparedness Plan​ (ilrc.org)

Roberto Gonzales: Supporting Undocumented Students (Video)​

Everyone Has Rights No Matter Who is President (nilr.org)

Immigration Post-Election Q & A: DACA Students, "Sanctuary Campuses," and Institutional or Community Assistance (American Council on Education)

Resources from the Archdiocese of Chicago:

Resources from the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago:

What is the Center for Advocacy?​


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