Conversations that Matter Immigrant Legal Defense (ILD) and Dream Success Center (Fresno State)

In this episode of Conversations that Matter, we dive into Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and everything you need to know- from who qualifies for it and what to expect. We also have the privilege to hear from CSU Fresno student Citlalli, who has benefitted from SIJS, and hear how this program has changed her life. For more information, you can email us at dreamsuccess@mail.fresnostate.edu or info@ild.org.

In this episode of Conversations That Matter, we have the pleasure of speaking to Siobhan Waldron, managing attorney at Immigrant Legal Defense, and Jacqueline Campos Ledezma, a pre-dental student at CSU, Fresno. In this conversation, we explore what Advance Parole is and who can take advantage of it. Additionally, Shibonh gives us an insight on who can apply, processing time and fees, as well as the three different categories to apply under. Jacqueline also shares her story and experience getting a first application denied, but later, having the application granted and traveling to her home country. For more information, you can email us at dreamsuccess@mail.fresnostate.edu or infor@ild.org.  

In this episode of Conversations that Matter, we talk to Manoj Govindaiah, managing attorney at Immigrant Legal Defense, and Lauren Markham, communications and partnerships director with also Immigrant Legal Defense. In the episode, we dive into the topic of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and our legal expert, Manoj, gives us a history of this status, its current status, and answers common questions about this topic. For more information, you can email us at dreamsuccess@mail.fresnostate.edu or at info@ild.org. 

In this episode of Conversations that Matter, we talk to Diana from Fresno State and Carlie from San Francisco State as they share their experiences navigating being a college student as a "Dreamer,' their experience with ILD services, and the impact Dream Centers at their perspective CSU has had on their college journey.

In this episode of Conversations that Matter, we are joined by Gaby Encinas, Dream Success Center Coordinator at Fresno State and Luis De Paz Fernandez, AB 540 Dream Coordinator at the Dream Resource Center at San Francisco State. In this episode, they discuss their role at each of the campuses and what each of their Dream centers are doing to ensure the success of their students. 

This episode focuses on DACA or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which is an immigration program implemented in 2012 by the Obama-Biden administration that was made possible by the advocacy of undocumented youth. We’ve had the DACA program for almost nine years and the program has been at risk of termination several times now, especially during the Trump administration. Joining us in this episode is Araceli Martínez-Olguín to talk about the trajectory, the future of DACA, her litigation work and advocacy efforts from her and her organization, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) to protect the DACA program.