# DACA & Undocumented

**Source**: https://career.berkeley.edu/communities/daca-undocumented/
**Parent**: https://career.berkeley.edu/

## Community Powers

DACA and undocumented students experience unique challenges when pursuing educational opportunities and employment. Undocumented students have concerns about employment barriers and their immigration status being discovered. DACA students are under constant threat of their benefits being rescinded. These communities are dedicated to educational attainment and contributing to the workforce. Berkeley Career Engagement is committed to supporting students’ professional success regardless of citizenship, immigration and/or work authorization status. Below are resources to help maximize the career potential of DACA and undocumented students.

## Campus Community Resources

### On-Campus Job Opportunities

- [Transcending Beyond Berkeley (TBB) Fellowship](https://undocu.berkeley.edu/transcending-beyond-berkeley-fellowship/)
- [Undocumented Student Program (USP) Internship](https://undocu.berkeley.edu/resources/current-students/professional-development/usp-internship)
- [Undocumented Student Program Peer Academic Counselor (USP PAC)](https://eop.berkeley.edu/services-programs/peer-academic-counseling)

### Legal Support

- [ACLU – Know Your Rights (Dreamers / DACA Rights)](https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-about-daca)
- [ACLU – Know Your Rights (Immigrants Rights)](https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights)
- [Undocumented Student Program (USP) Legal Support](https://undocu.berkeley.edu/legal-support-overview/)
- [UC Immigrant Legal Services Center](https://law.ucdavis.edu/ucimm/)

### Offices & Student Organizations

- [Berkeley Graduate Division – Undocumented Graduate Student Resources](https://grad.berkeley.edu/graduate-diversity/current-grad-students/undocumented-graduate-student-resources/)
- [Rising Immigrant Scholars through Education (R.I.S.E)](https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/RISE)
- [Undocumented Students Program (USP)](https://undocu.berkeley.edu/)
- [USP Partners & Allies](https://undocu.berkeley.edu/discover-the-usp-model/partners-and-allies/)

## Career Planning Resources

### Independent Contracting & Entrepreneurship

- [Applying for an ITIN [PDF]](https://immigrantsrising.org/wp-content/uploads/Immigrants-Rising_ITIN-Guide.pdf)
- [Generating Income Through Entrepreneurship – Immigrants Rising](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qy32I3DusY&list=PLeyUWQDTHDLD_lR52hKqg-YaDKpM5_GNr&index=4) [VIDEO]
- [Income and Career Options for Undocumented Students](https://immigrantsrising.org/resource/income-and-career-options-for-undocumented-students-how-colleges-can-help-webinar/)
- [Job Search Resources for DACA Students for 2025](https://novoresume.com/career-blog/job-resources-daca-students)

### Graduate and Professional School Planning

- [Immigrants Rising – DREAM Bar Association](https://dreambarassociation.wordpress.com/mission-statement/)
- [Life After College Guide](https://immigrantsrising.org/resource/life-after-college/)
- [National Immigration Law Center – State Laws & Policies on Access to Higher Education for Immigrants](https://www.nilc.org/issues/education/eduaccesstoolkit/eduaccesstoolkit2/#maps)
- [Pre-Health Dreamers (PHD)](http://www.phdreamers.org/)
- [Tuition and Financial Aid Equity for Undocumented Students](https://www.higheredimmigrationportal.org/states/)

### Job Listings

- [UndocuProfessionals](https://www.undocuprofessionals.net/opportunity-listings)

### Law & Policy Updates

- [My Undocumented Life](https://mydocumentedlife.org/)
- [United We Dream](https://unitedwedream.org/tools/toolkits/)

### Service Providers

- [Immigrants Rising](https://immigrantsrising.org/)
- [US Worker Cooperatives](https://www.usworker.coop/resources/)