CMSC-CHRCL's class-action lawsuit against US Dept. of Education & Secretary Betsy DeVos
The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) and the the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL) are working to file a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos’ exclusion of DACA, TPS, and other immigrant students from the CARES Act benefits for colleges and universities. While the bill does not reflect the exclusion of these students currently enrolled in a higher education institution, the Department determined that these groups are not eligible.

We are trying to identify DACA, TPS, and other immigrant students who were denied CARES Act benefits or are ineligible for those benefits as potential plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging their exclusion from CARES Act benefits. We need your response AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so we can assess the viability of a law suit.

If you or someone that you know (i.e., siblings, friends, classmates, etc.) is interested in serving as a plaintiff in a possible lawsuit, please complete the following form. Only college/university students should respond. Your responses are CONFIDENTIAL.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos at: californiamexicocenter@gmail.com or call the CMSC office at: (562) 430-5541, or email Peter Schey at pschey@centerforhumanrights.org subject line CARES Act legal question. Thank you.
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1. First name: *
2. Last name:
3. What is your current status in the United States? *
4. Do you have a social security number? *
5. Email *
6. Phone number *
7. City and State were you live? *
Example: Long Beach, CA
8. Are you a college student? *
9. How many units were you enrolled in during the Spring semester or quarter?
10. Are you enrolled in a college for the summer?
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11. If you are enrolled for the summer, in how many units?
12. .If you were a college student in the Spring semester or quarter, please name the college or university that you attended. *
Please spell out the name of the university/college. Example: California State University, Long Beach and not just CSULB
13. .If you are planning to be a college student in the summer please name the college or university that you plan to attend.
14. Have you applied for or attempted to apply for CARES Act funding?  If yes, when did you try to apply? Describe what happened when you tried to apply. *
15. Have you been informed by a college or university that you do not qualify for CARES Act financial assistance?  
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16. Have you received additional financial aid based on CARES funding received by your college or university? If you have received additional aid because of the CARES Act, there is no need to complete this form.
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17. Have you declined to receive or accept or apply for CARES Act financial aid because you may have to pay it back if you're later determined to be ineligible because of your immigration status? Please explain details.
18. Have you filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)? *
19. Before COVID-19 were you employed: *
20. If employed before COVID-19, what kind of work were you doing? *
21. If employed before COVID-19, what was your monthly or hourly salary? *
22. How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed your employment situation? *
23. Do you live in housing where you: *
24. Briefly describe whether the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted your ability to pay rent: *
25. Are you possibly facing eviction because of your inability to pay housing related costs? *
26. Has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your health? If so, briefly describe. Health includes both physical and mental health. *
27. If the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your health, were you able to access healthcare? *
28. Do you have children? If yes, how many and what are their ages? *
29. Has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your child care arrangements? If so, briefly describe. *
30. Do you consider that the government’s discrimination has caused you irreparable harm? *
To get an injunction, you have to show irreparable harm. That means that you have suffered a hardship that cannot really be remedied in the future (i.e.: loss of income, employment, housing, medical attention, childcare, learning resources, etc).
31. If so, could you briefly explain how it has affected you and/or your loved ones? *
Example: your housing is in danger because you cannot work due to COVID-19 and you don’t have access to the relief funds, or that you cannot afford medications, protective gear, food, childcare, etc. You may have lost on-campus housing or employment due to campus closures.
32. Do you work at or know of an organization that may be interested in supporting/joining a possible lawsuit? If so, please name the organization(s) and your connection to it. *
33. Do you have any comments, questions or concerns you would like us to consider? *
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