Immigration Resources
Know Your Rights
All children in California, regardless of their parents' or guardians' immigration status:
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Have the right to a free public education.
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Have the right to attend safe, secure, and peaceful schools.
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Have a right to be in a public school learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, bullying, violence, and intimidation.
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Have equal opportunity to participate in any program or activity offered by the school without discrimination.
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Must be enrolled in school if they are between 6 and 18 years old.
Find more information on immigrant student rights from the ACLU, click below.
Mt. Diablo Unified School District, as stated in Resolution 16/17-34, is a Safe Haven school. College Park is a safe haven school.
Read the full document here or find it posted on our district website
Learn about what it means to be a Safe Haven School District here.
Red Cards
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution.
The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home. Click the link below to find Red Cards in 16 langauges.
Don't see the language you need? Email Lisa Cattrone at cattronel@mdusd.org
Click here for red cards in 16 languages
Making Family Plans
Below are some easy-to-follow directions and tools to make a family plan which includes information about different childcare options available in case of an absent parent, where to find trusted immigration services in your community, and how to prepare to assert your constitutional rights in the presence of an immigration officer.
Download full version or PDF of a Family Plan
Find out about immigration options
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