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Welcome to My Undocumented Life! A place where we can document our lives as undocumented immigrants. MyUndocumentedLife.org is dedicated to providing up-to-date information and resources for undocumented immigrants. Here, you will find the latest on scholarship opportunities, immigration news, ways in navigating the educational system, and more.

• [Guest Covid19 series post] Reflections from a DACA Educator in the Time of Covid-19

  By My Undocumented Life on March 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  By DENISE Teaching virtually in the time of Covid-19 under an explicitly anti-immigrant administration is something I never expected to do in my wildest imagination. I am currently a DACA recipient and middle school educator. DACA has allowed me to obtain… Read More ›

• Afterthoughts of an Undocumented Graduate Student

  By My Undocumented Life on February 11, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  By KATY While drafting some ideas for this post I struggled to think about what advice I could possibly share without sounding too pessimistic or possibly discouraging undocumented students that are interested in applying to graduate school. I tried very… Read More ›

• [Guest Covid19 series post] COVID-19, Mixed-Status Families, Navigating Sickness and Travel Restrictions

  By My Undocumented Life on February 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  By ALEJANDRA I was in my last year of college when the COVID-19 pandemic started. Just a couple months before this happened, I was so excited to celebrate the accomplishment of finishing college, and I was really looking forward to seeing… Read More ›

• Job Opportunity: Director of Undocumented Student Services at UC Santa Barbara

  By My Undocumented Life on January 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The Undocumented Student Services (USS) program at the University of California Santa Barbara is currently hiring a Director who will work directly with students in undocumented and mixed-status families to provide support, counseling, and programming. Among other responsibilities, the Director… Read More ›

• 2021 Dream Project Scholarship: Open to Undocumented Students in Virginia

  By My Undocumented Life on January 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The Dream Project is a non-profit organization in Virginia which provides information, resources, and support to immigrant students. They are currently accepting applications for their scholarship program which supports undocumented high school seniors and college students in their pursuit of… Read More ›

• Summer 2021 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program: Open to DACA beneficiaries

  By My Undocumented Life on January 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The California-Mexico Studies Center, Inc. (CMSC) is accepting applications for their Summer 2021 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program. The program allows eligible DACA beneficiaries who obtain Advance Parole from USCIS to travel abroad as part of one of three 4-week… Read More ›

• [Guest Covid19 series post] Entrepreneurship Pathways, Regardless of Immigration Status

  By My Undocumented Life on December 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By ILIANA There are approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. The lack of a comprehensive immigration reform bill has forced millions of undocumented individuals to live and work “in the shadows,” without work authorization, and to pursue work… Read More ›

• [Guest Covid19 series post] Conducting Research with Undocumented and Mixed-Status Families During COVID: Ethics, Practices, and Methods

  By My Undocumented Life on December 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By DANIELA A growing body of research on undocumented migration explores the production of U.S. immigration policy and enforcement, including its effects on undocumented and mixed-status families (where at least one member is undocumented). Research on the lived experiences of undocumented… Read More ›

• [Guest Covid19 series post] What’s Next After College for Non-DACA students

  By My Undocumented Life on December 9, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  By ALEJANDRA Hello everyone! My name is Alejandra and I recently graduated from Tufts University this past May!! Yay! Although this is not my first time on this site (check out my first article where I talked about applying to college),… Read More ›

• USCIS is Accepting Initial DACA Requests Again!

  By My Undocumented Life on December 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  (Last updated on December 7, 2020) in a 5-4 victory, the US Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA on June 18th, 2020. Five months after the decision, following federal court orders, DHS and USCIS have updated… Read More ›

• [Guest Covid19 series post] With Resilience Anything is Possible

  By My Undocumented Life on December 2, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  By ABBY Dear Reader,  My name is Ariadna, but many know me as “Abby”. I am an undocumented first-generation student and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient. I currently work as a Certified Medical Assistant. As a Medical Assistant… Read More ›

• UndocuScholarship: Check out the work of formerly/currently undocumented scholars!

  By My Undocumented Life on October 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  (Last updated on September 2023) My Undocumented Life and UndocuPhDs have partnered to curate a list of publications that are written by currently or formerly undocumented folks. This is a growing list that includes books, dissertations/MA thesis, academic articles, chapters,… Read More ›