The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and our nine colleges are committed to supporting our students' rights to learn, grow, and succeed. We are dedicated to creating an educational environment where students and employees feel safe, valued, and empowered regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic background, or immigration status.

We understand that the actual or perceived threats of immigration enforcement actions against our undocumented students, employees, and potentially their families could adversely affect our students' sense of well-being and ability to learn. That is why we are focused on addressing these concerns and creating a supportive environment for all members of our diverse student body.

As a result, LACCD has taken a proactive approach and developed guidelines, outlined below, for all LACCD staff. In the event that federal immigration officials, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, seek access to any of our campuses or request information regarding our students, we are prepared. Reporting guidelines have also been established for LACCD staff and students if ICE officials are observed accessing a campus. In addition, we have compiled a list of agencies and resources where you can go for more information and assistance.

For more information on the California Values Act and Assembly Bill 21, which prohibits state and local agencies from using resources to further certain federal immigration enforcement efforts, visit Legal Advisory 24-11-15: California and its Community Colleges Remain Sanctuary Jurisdictions.  These laws were enacted to protect the rights of all individuals, regardless of their immigration status.

• Request for Access to Campus: If a federal immigration enforcement official, such as an ICE agent, requests access to a campus, LACCD personnel should immediately refer the federal official and his/her request to the Office of the President/Chancellor. The Office of the President/Chancellor will, in turn, work with the LACCD’s General Counsel to make a final determination on whether the request is lawful.

• Request Access to Student Information/Record: Similarly, if a federal immigration enforcement official requests access to a student’s information/record, LACCD personnel should immediately refer the federal official and his/her request to the Office of the President/Chancellor. The Office of the President/Chancellor will, in turn, work with LACCD’s General Counsel to make a final determination on whether the request is lawful.

The Sheriff’s Department Community College Bureau (CCB), as the primary security  provider for the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), provides the following informational packets regarding immigration inquiries and notifications:

Immigration Information Guide English – PDF

Guía Informativo de Inmigración – PDF

• East Los Angeles College Dream Resource Center
   Email: dreamresourcecenter@elac.edu

• Los Angeles City College Dream Resource Center
   Email: lacc-dream@laccd.edu

• Los Angeles Harbor College Dream Resource Center
   Email: Dreamers@lahc.edu

• Los Angeles Mission College Dream Resource Center
   Email: drc@lamission.edu

• Los Angeles Pierce College Dream Resource Center
   Email: lapc-dreamers@laccd.edu

• Los Angeles Southwest College Dream Resource Center
   Email: lascdrc@lasc.edu

• Los Angeles Trade-Technical College Dream Resource Center
   Email: drc@lattc.edu

• Los Angeles Valley College Dream Resource Center
   Email: dreamresourcecenter@lavc.edu

• West Los Angeles College Dream Resource Center
   Email: wlac-dreamcenter@laccd.edu

• Do conduct yourself professionally at all times when interacting with federal immigration enforcement officials and, as such, do not engage in casual conversation with them.

• Do immediately notify the Office of the President/Chancellor if a request is made by federal immigration enforcement officials to access a campus or a student’s information/record.

• Do immediately notify the Office of the President/Chancellor if you observe the presence of federal immigration enforcement officials on campus.

• If after hours, do contact the Sheriff’s Department regarding requests made by or the presence of federal immigration enforcement officials on campus.

The LACCD will only provide student information to ICE in response to a lawfully issued subpoena, or as required by law.  Records requests should be directed to the LACCD Office of General Counsel for review.

Employees are not authorized to release a student’s immigration status and are strictly prohibited from disclosing that information except as it relates to international students and the processing of F-1 student visas.  These procedures are consistent with LACCD Board Policies and are in place to ensure that no student information is released unless authorized by the student or pursuant to a lawfully issued subpoena.  

• City of Los Angeles - Know Your Rights: Immigrants' Rights and Resources
https://communityinvestment.lacity.gov/articles/know-your-rights-immigrants-rights-and-resources

• California Community College Chancellor’s Office
www.cccco.edu/resourcesforundocumentedstudents.aspx

• Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
dmh.lacounty.gov or 1-800-854-7771

• Southern Poverty Law Center
splcenter.org/issues/immigrant-justice

• Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights LA (CHIRLA)
www.chirla.org

• Central American Resource Center of California (CARECEN)
www.carecen-la.org

• Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
www.maldef.org

• Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles
http://www.advancingjustice-la.org/know-your-rights-resources