A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE
MISOL
MISOL Wisconsin is a non-for-profit organization that provides a study abroad opportunity for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries to attend an education program in Mexico. Participants will engage in programming around culture, history, identity, and language. Furthermore, participants will have an opportunity to reconnect with their families and conduct ethnographic research on their family migration. DACA beneficiaries arrived in the U.S as children, have been in the U.S for at least 15 years, and many have not returned to their home country since their arrival. MISOL is not simply a study-abroad program but rather a life-changing opportunity.
This program is open to DACA beneficiaries living in Dane County who are 18 years of age or older.
MISOL participants will petition for Advance Parole, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) re-entry permit that allows DACA recipients to travel internationally and return to the US.
Fall 2024 Veracruz Program
The program will run from October 1st through November 15, 2024
Program Information
14 participants will engage in a month-long educational program
Participants will also complete an independent ethnographic research study
Dates: October 1- November 15, 2024
Location: Veracruz, Mexico
Eligibility and Requirements
Dane County resident
Active DACA holder (exp. date after Dec. 1, 2024*)
Obtain valid passport from country of origin
Qualifies for Advance Parole
Engage in all program activities
Program Cost and Fees
$500 deposit required upon acceptance
$2,500 program fee
$2,000 due later
$630 Advance Parole filing fee
Independent study expenses**
Important Information
*Participants must renew their DACA prior to departure
**Participants are responsible for their flights, travel insurance and expenses during independent study period
***Interested participants must obtain Passport as soon as possible
Summer 2024 Oaxaca Program
The program will run from July 1st through August 15, 2024
Program Information
16 participants will engage in a month-long educational program
Participants will also complete an independent ethnographic research study
Dates: July 1- August 15, 2024
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Eligibility and Requirements
Dane County resident
Active DACA holder (exp. date after Sept 1, 2024*)
Obtain valid passport from country of origin
Qualifies for Advance Parole
Engage in all program activities
Program Cost and Fees
$500 deposit required upon acceptance
$2,500 program fee
$2,000 due later
$575 Advance Parole filing fee
Independent study expenses**
Important Information
*Participants must renew their DACA prior to departure
**Participants are responsible for their flights, travel insurance and expenses during independent study period
***Interested participants must obtain Passport as soon as possible
MISOL in the Media
MISOL, located in Madison Wisconsin, occupies the stolen ancestral land of the Ho-Chunk people. As part of history, we acknowledge that this place currently known as Madison was once Teejop (day-JOPE) by its original name.
As first settlers of this land, the Ho-Chunk people have faced turbulence through ongoing attempts of forced removal by colonizers at the federal and state levels. MISOL, as an organization, respects the sovereignty of all twelve First Nations.
Most importantly, MISOL acknowledges the resilience of those who have and continue to face displacement. We recognize a direct connection between the displacement of Indigenous peoples in the U.S and the migration of immigrants and refugees as a result of global colonial practices. Immigration and migration have direct ties to history and legacy. We must educate ourselves on this past that continues to have long-lasting effects on Indigenous communities so we can better support them as well as the immigrant community through our present and into our future.