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CONTACT: Lucia Constantine, Intern

(p) 919.660.3672 (e) lucia.constan@gmail.com

Durham, NC – Student Action with Farmworkers, in collaboration with NC

Farmworkers’ Project and Hatch Rockers Immigration, is coordinating a series of

legal assistance workshops around Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA

is an immigration policy set forth by President Obama that provides temporary

relief from deportation for eligible undocumented youth. The first workshop took

place this past Saturday at Episcopal Farmworker Ministry in Dunn, NC. Over

thirty people attended, driving from as far as Burlington and Snow Hill.

Subsequent workshops will take place in December in Benson and Clayton.

Earlier this year, SAF was awarded a grant by Hispanics in Philanthropy to build

its capacity to provide services to Latino farmworker families. Through this grant,

SAF and its partners will provide education and legal assistance to Latino

farmworker families who might qualify for DACA. Jack Rockers, an attorney with

Hatch Rockers Immigration, will work with up to 30 eligible individuals in

navigating the DACA process at no additional cost. Youth who meet the

requirements and are granted DACA status can then apply for work permits.

The next workshop is on Saturday December 5 at Benson Area Medical Center

from 9:30 – 11:30am. The last workshop will occur on December 19

that NC Works in Clayton, NC from 9:30 – 11:30am.

Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) brings students and farmworkers

together to learn about each other’s lives, share resources and skills, improve

conditions for farmworkers, and build diverse coalitions working for social

change.

The NC Farmworkers’ Project empowers farmworkers to find solutions to their

problems collectively, promotes the political participation of workers and strives to

improve their living conditions