This page is maintained to provide information and resources about U.S. immigration, including DACA, to the university community. Here you will find updates on recent national developments in immigration; university statements and resources; advice on encounters with government and law enforcement officials; information on DACA, tuition, and financial aid for undocumented students; and information and resources for the campus, including travel advisories and campus support resources.
If you are having difficulty accessing the information on this page for any reason, please reach out to the University’s primary point-of-contact for immigration-related matters:
Elizabeth A. Gill
Director of International Employment and Immigration
Office of University Counsel, Susan A. Cole Hall, Room 231A
gille@montclair.edu
973-655-5225
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Yes, Conversations without Walls is meeting this semester!
This conversation group welcomes all immigrants and their allies to connect and share their experiences in a welcoming environment. We chat about university life and life in general — from our personal concerns to politics and global events — to understand and encourage each other and cope with the world around us. No sign-up is necessary.
For this semester’s schedule and details, view the flyer.
Here is the most recent information on DACA rulemaking and litigation via USCIS’s DACA page:
“On Sept. 13, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a decision finding the DACA Final Rule unlawful and expanding the original July 16, 2021 injunction and order of vacatur to cover the Final Rule. However, the court maintained a partial stay of the order for “all DACA recipients who received their initial DACA status prior to July 16, 2021.” See the Memorandum and Order (PDF, 1.35 MB) and Supplemental Order of Injunction (PDF, 72.53 KB).
Accordingly, current grants of DACA and related Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) remain valid until they expire, unless individually terminated. In accordance with this decision, USCIS will continue to accept and process DACA renewal requests and accompanying applications for employment authorization under the DACA regulations at 8 CFR 236.22 and 236.23, as it has since October 31, 2022. We will also continue to accept initial DACA requests, but in accordance with the District Court’s order, we will not process initial DACA requests.
Current valid grants of DACA and related EADs will continue to be recognized as valid under the Final Rule. This means that individuals with DACA and related EADs do not have to submit a request for DACA or employment authorization until the appropriate time to seek renewal.
Please see the DACA Litigation Information Page for important updates and information related to court rulings on the DACA policy.”