FAQs

1. Do Undocumented Immigrants have any rights in the United States ?
2. What type of case can be filed for Civil Rights purposes in the United States on behalf of Immigrants ?
3. What law or court case gives Immigrants rights in Public schools k-12 ?
4. What does “Federal assistance” mean ?
5. How and where do I file a Disability related school complaint ?
6. What are the Disability laws that protect students in Special Education ?
7. What are the Disability laws that protect students on 504 plans ?
8. When does the ADA of 1990 apply ?
9. When does Section 504 of the Rehab Act of 1973 apply ?
10. Do parents have to exhaust all local county and state procedures before they can file federally ?
11. What is an IEP ?
12. Who owns the IEP ?
13. What’s a 504 plan ?
14. What federal laws are enforceable in a federally assisted world ?
15. Do Immigrants have rights in our jail systems ?
16. Immigrants have rights in what type areas ?
17. What mandates interpreters and translators of another language besides English in America ?
18. Where does one file a complaint if they feel they have been discriminated in public schools based on national origin reasons ?
19. Where does one file a civil rights complaint vs an entity based on police misconduct of the badge ?
20. What does “national origin” mean ?
21. What does “preponderance of the evidence” mean and where is that type of evidence used ?
22. What are the statute of limitations for filing a federal complaint ?
23. Do local county and state laws apply in a federal complaint ?
24. What is a Complainant ?
25. Can a juvenile aged person file a federal complaint ?
26. Where do I get the complaint forms for a federal complaint ?
27. Where do I find my FEDERAL OFFICE to file a federal educational complaint ?
28. What does the USDOJ Educational Opportunities Section do ?
29. What are the laws that protect versus race color and or national origin discrimination in public schools ?
30. Is a charter school able to be turned in federally ?
31. What is the maximum time one can wait before filing federally ?
32. What does OCR stand for ?
33. What does USDOJ CRD FCS stand for ?
34. What is the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution ?
35. What is the Special Litigation Section inside the USDOJ ?