A New Path

A Guide to the Challenges and Opportunities After Deportation
Author: A Publication of the Education Justice Project University of Illinois
An edition of an essential resource in both English and Español
Paper – $12
979-8-987-48114-1
Publication Date
Paperback: 01/13/2026
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About the Book

An edition of an essential resource in both English and Español

A New Path: A Guide to the Challenges and Opportunities After Deportation, is a guide for people who live in the United States with the threat of deportation. This resource educates people facing deportation about their rights and connects them to legal help. For those facing imminent deportation, the guide includes information on what to expect during the detention and deportation processes and provides a list of resources in Mexico and several other Central American countries. Created by the Education Justice Project at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, it focuses on the experiences of people who have been deported, centering their advice and suggestions. The guide was also created with the input of immigration attorneys and immigrants’ rights organizations.

About the Author

The Reentry Resource Program of the Education Justice Project, a college-in prison program based at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, produces prison reentry and deportation guides. Members include university staff, EJP program alumni and other system-impacted individuals, undergraduate and graduate students, family members of incarcerated, community activists, and social workers working in prison reentry.