The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) is working with the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL) to file a potential class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos’ discriminatory exclusion of DACA, TPS, and other immigrant students from the CARES Act benefits for colleges and universities. While the bill does not reflect the exclusion of undocumented students currently enrolled in a higher education institution, the department determined that this population would not be eligible.
Thus, we are calling upon DACA / TPS recipients and Asylum seekers that were denied this benefit to become plaintiffs to file the lawsuit along with the CMSC and CHRCL. We are also calling upon organizations that want to get involved as plaintiffs.
To sign up as an individual, fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/PTbfxriL82rVHafv9
To sign up as an organization, fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/ZT5d5c2eZvQvhDEHA
Please share these forms and invite others to apply!
Feel free to contact me and/or Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos if you have any questions armando.vazquez-ramos@csulb.edu (562) 430-5541
