A collection of essential resources for the immigrants and allies to prepare for the mass deportation campaigns that President Trump has promised to carry out.
For educational purposes only. This is not legal advice - please seek the advice of a lawyer (you can search for one here) for any questions.
Download the flyer below, print it out, and paste or pass them out around your city.
Map of ICE Sightings Across the US (Updated via Submission)
by Chismosas Sightings
Track any ICE sightings by pressing the "plus" sign at the bottom of the page and adding to the database. Prioritize notifying rapid response and local groups before updating.
For Immigrants | Para Inmigrante
For Immigrants | Para Inmigrante
Know Your Rights
- Your Rights with ICE | Conozca Su Derechos con ICE
by Immigrant Defense Project - Your Immigrants' Rights (en Español)
by ACLU - Your U.S. Rights when Stopped by Police
by ACLU - Know Your Rights: 100 Mile Border Zone (en Español)
by ACLU - Know Your Rights by State
by Community Submission - Your Rights When Protesting
by National Immigration Law Center - How to Spot an Invalid Warrant | Cómo detectar una orden de arresto inválida
by CA Immigrant Youth
Educate yourself and others with this guide (available in English & Español) - Learn about ICE Warrants (en Español)
by Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition - Rapid Support Hotlines for ICE Detainees & Families
by ACLU
Prepare
- Download the Notifica App | Descarga la app de Notifica
An app to help you prepare for possible deportation. Put in your emergency contact and automatically notify them if something happens. - Download the Consult App | Descarga la app de Consult
Created by Mexican government as a "panic button" for anyone experiencing ICE raid - Create an Emergency Plan | Crear un plan de emergencia
by We Have Rights
An Emergency Plan is a document everyone should have to protect themselves and their families in case of an emergency, whether a fire, an earthquake, or an interaction with or arrest and detention by ICE.
- DO NOT CARRY YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AROUND WITH YOU! Keep it in a safe place with other important documents -your passport, medical prescriptions, and other immigration documents.
- ONLY SHARE THE LOCATION OF YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN WITH TRUSTED FRIENDS AND RELATIVES. Make sure they know where it is, why it is important, and how to get it in case you are arrested by ICE.
- NEVER SHARE YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN WITH ICE AGENTS!
- Other Important Documents | by Justice4All
- Emergency Contacts | Contactos de emergencia
- Appointment of Standby Guardian
This form is to designate an adult to be a standby guardian of your minor child(ren) in the event you are detained, incarcerated, or deported in connection with immigration action. The purpose of this form is to ensure a child’s well-being if their primary caregiver is unable to provide care due to a triggering event like illness, accident, or legal issues. - Limited Power of Attorney | Poder Notarial Limitado
A limited power of attorney (POA) is a document that gives someone the authority to act on another person’s behalf for a specific time and within certain limits. For immigration purposes, a POA can be used to grant a trusted family member or friend the authority to act on your behalf in case of deportation or detention.
- Download Red Cards / Tarjetas Roja (16 languages)
by Immigrant Legal Resource Center
The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home.
Nuestras Tarjetas Rojas ayudan a los inmigrantes ejercer esos derechos y protegerse en muchas situaciones, como cuando agentes de inmigración visitan nuestras viviendas.
How to use Red Cards / Como usar las tarjetas rojas - Find Immigration Legal Services | Encuentre Servicios Legales de Inmigración
by Immigration Advocates Network
Search a national database to find immigration legal assistance near you. - List of Mexican consulates in United States | Lista de consulados mexicanos en los Estados Unidos
Phone numbers and contact information included for each State to seek support.
What to Do If Stopped | Qué Hacer Si Se Detiene
If ICE Comes to Your Home | Si ICE Llega a Si Casa
Information by United We Dream | En Español Aqui
- Keep Calm
- Do not open the door
- If immigration agents enter your home without your permission, verbally express that you do not give them permission to enter your home or search your belongings. Ask for a search and arrest warrant.
- Do not answer any questions. Exercise your right to remain silent. If you do choose to answer questions, remember not to lie.
- Do not sign any documents.
- Ask to speak with your lawyer or a loved one.
- If you feel safe, record the event with your cell phone either through video or audio only.
- ICE Lies: Do not agree to what ICE asks. For example, do not follow them to their office, to immigration offices like USCIS, or to meet them for coffee.
Additional Resources
- Immigration Agents Come to Your Home: Prepare Yourself Printable Flyer
- Immigration Agents Come to Your Home: Defend Yourself Printable Flyer
- WATCH: What to Do When ICE is At Your Door
by We Have Rights
- WATCH: What to Do When ICE is in Your Home
by We Have Rights
If ICE Approaches You in Public | Si ICE Se Acerca a Usted en Público
Information by United We Dream | En Español Aqui
- Ask them to identify themselves.
- Provide your name only.
- Remain silent – if you choose to speak, remember to not lie.
- Ask for a warrant and check to see if your name is on it and spelled correctly.
- Record the incident if possible
- Stay calm and don’t run.
- Don’t share your personal or loved one’s information (name, address, etc).
- Don’t take ICE to your house to pick up your ID.
- Do not sign anything. Do not consent to being searched.
- ICE Lies: Do not agree to what ICE asks. For example, do not follow them to their office, to immigration offices like USCIS, or to meet them for coffee.
Additional Resources
- Immigration Agents Approach You in Public: Prepare Yourself Printable Flyer
- Immigration Agents Approach You in Public: Defend Yourself Printable Flyer
If ICE Comes to Your Job | Si ICE Viene a Su Trabajo
Information by United We Dream | En Español Aqui
- Remain silent – if you choose to speak, remember to not lie.
- Show your valid documentation or copy of your pending process.
- Ask for a warrant and check to see if your name is on it and spelled correctly.
- Do not sign anything.
- Do not consent to being searched – verbally say, “I do not consent to being searched”.
- ICE Lies: Do not agree to what ICE asks. For example, do not follow them to their office, to immigration offices like USCIS, or to meet them for coffee.
Additional Resources
- Immigration Agents Come to Your Job: Prepare Yourself Printable Flyer
- Immigration Agents Come to Your Job: Defend Yourself Printable Flyer
If ICE Stops You In Your Car | Si ICE lo Detiene en Su Automóvil
Information by Immigrant Defense Project
- It's important to pull over!
- Ask the officers to identify themselves.
- Are you police? Immigration? Highway patrol?
- Why am I being stopped?
- Remain silent – if you choose to speak, remember to not lie.
- Refuse to answer questions about your criminal or immigration history
- Ask officers why they stopped you
- Refuse a search of your pockets and your car
- No one has to give ICE their personal information, including name, address, or place of birth
- Before doing anything ask, "Am I free to go?"
- If you are a passenger, you may NOT have to show the officer your ID. In New York you do not, other states may vary.
Additional Resources
- Car Stops Inforgraphic - Your rights when stopped by ICE (en Español)
- How ICE uses Automated License Plate Readers & Your Rights (en Español)
If ICE Arrests You | Si ICE Lo Arresta
- Watch: What to Do if ICE Arrests You
by We Have Rights
For Allies | Para Aliados
Immigrants play a crucial role in American society and, after all, we were all immigrants to this land at one point. It is up to those of us with citizenship or other privileges to protect our neighbors when the State shows up on our blocks.
For Allies | Para Aliados
- Free Downloadable Pro-Immigrant Prints and Know-Your-Rights Cards
by Barrio Drive
Download and print out these resources to hand out at grocery stores, community centers, or other places where immigrants may frequent. - Find Volunteer Opportunities for Immigrant Rights Organizations
by Immigration Advocates Network - Map of ICE Sightings Across the US (Updated via Submission)
by Chismosas Sightings
Track any ICE sightings by pressing the "plus" sign at the bottom of the page and adding to the database. Prioritize notifying rapid response and local groups before updating.
Learn
- Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests Toolkit
by Immigrant Defense Project
This serves as the first comprehensive guide and organizing resource to fight back against the Trump administration’s efforts to criminalize communities and deport millions of people. - Read this Zine about Strategizing to Stop Mass Deportations
by Crimethinc
Mass deportations will require massive logistics and infrastructure, providing a host of opportunities for intervention during popular resistance. For Educational Purposes only - The Deportation Defense Manual
by Make the Road NY
Provides information, resources and a guide to create an action plan to protect communities against law enforcement / ICE. We have the power to protect one another even when immigration laws and agents do not respect our communities. (available in English & Español) - Tactics & Techniques for Countering Police Assaults
by Warrior Publications
A downloadable PDF on how to best protect targeted communities from the police - Interactive Map of ICE tactics during raids
by Immigrant Defense Project - How to Spot ICE Vehicles (in English and Español)
by Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice - Assess Your Risk: Understanding the "Harboring Non-US Citizens" Federal Crime
by National Lawyers Guild- Certain activities can carry greater risk of successful prosecution, but under this current administration, many immigrant advocacy actions will always risk harassment, arrest, and/or indictment, even if securing a conviction is less likely.
- Status-agnostic initiatives have less risk: Status-agnostic refers to support or advocacy that does not differentiate or is based on the person’s immigration status. Because the law requires knowledge or reckless disregard that someone is violating immigration laws, not making advocacy dependent on status significantly reduces the risks.
- Actions taken for non-immigration purposes have less risk: Giving assistance for the purpose of helping someone violate immigration law is criminalized. Providing someone humanitarian assistance without regard to their immigration status is less likely to carry criminal liability. Protesting for immigrant rights is NOT criminalized!
- Use the SALUTE Method to Report ICE Sightings
- Our Rights in Our Communities & Our Streets
by We Have Rights
Ways You Can Support
From: How U.S. Citizens Can Protect the Immigrant Community From the Deportation Force
- If you see ICE checkpoints, you could ask why are they stopping, searching vehicles and where are they taking individuals who are being detained?
- If ICE is asking for ID on a train, bus, or other spaces, refuse to show your ID – ask questions about why they are there in the first place and put yourself between ICE agents and undocumented individuals.
- If ICE agents are seen posted outside of homes inquire who they are searching for and why?
- Ask for a warrant – remind people of their rights.
- If you see someone being detained, ask why is the person being detained? Ask where will they be transferred to?
- Record the interaction on video
- You have a right to be present, observing, bearing witness, praying, photographing and videotaping (though your right to videotape a law enforcement action may vary by state).
- Record badge numbers, license plates, and everything that happened in the incident by writing it down and video taping.
- Try to learn and document what role ICE officers and local law enforcement played during the activity.
- If ICE warns you and asks you to step back while videoing/photographing, it is best to follow directions, as they may confiscate your camera.
- Your Rights When Documenting ICE Arrests:
by We Have Rights
- Create a group with a plan to respond to raids, assign roles and examine the potential strategy on how to stop the raid i.e – AZ folks stop an ICE vehicle from taking folks.
- Assign someone to de-escalate the situation if you are able to gain space while activity is happening
- Organize people to help with the fall out of the raid when families are being separated
- Be ready to show up and do a vigil at the ICE field office, detention center or jail where people are being held to advocate for those immigrants to be released on bail
- Be prepared to launch a call in action to call and demand that ICE Field office releases folks who were detained.
Who to Call
Local Rapid Response Hotlines
Northern California Rapid Response Hotlines
- North Bay Rapid Response Network
(Sonoma, Napa, and Solano Counties) - Phone: 707-800-4544
- Website
- Santa Crus & Pajaro Valley Rapid Response
- Phone: 831-239-4289
- Website
- Sacramento Rapid Response Network
(Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Nevada, Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, Butte, & North rural areas) - Phone: 916-382-0256
- Website
- Stand Together Contra Costa
- Phone: 925-900-5151
- Website
- San Francisco Rapid Response Network
- Phone: 415-200-1548
- Website
- San Mateo County Rapid Response
- Phone: 203-666-4472
- Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network
- Phone: 408-290-1144
- Website
Central Valley California Rapid Response Hotlines
- Kern County Rapid Response Network
- Phone: 661-432-2230
- Website
- Valley Watch Rapid Response Network
(Fresno, San Joaquin, Merced, Stanislaus, and Kern Counties) - Phone: 559-206-0151
Southern California Rapid Response Hotlines
- Koreatown Rapid Response Network:
- Phone: 323-894-1504
- Website
- Los Angeles Raids and Rapid Response Network
- Phone: 888-624-4752
- Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice Emergency Response Network
(San Bernardino & Riverside Counties) - Phone: 909-361-4588
- Website
- Orange County Rapid Response Network
- Phone: 714-881-1558
- Email: caserferral@ocrapidresponse.org
- Southern Central Coast Rapid Response Network
(Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo Counties) - Phone: 805-870-8855
- Website
- Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights LA Rapid Response
- Phone: 888-624-4752
- Website
- Immigration Hotlines
by National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
NNIRR has gathered a list of national, state and local Immigration Hotlines. See our list below for hotlines where you can:- report raids in your area
- seek help if being detained or at risk of being deported
- report missing migrants
- Don't Call the Police
A directory of local U.S. resources available as alternatives for calling the police or 911 when in a situation that requires de-escalation and/or intervention, and is best managed by a community-based crisis response provider.
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