All people in the United States have certain rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, regardless of immigration status. The curated resources listed below can help you and your community stay informed, prepared, and united in support of immigrant neighbors.Please Note: This information is not a substitute for advice from a lawyer.
Explainers and Fact Sheets:
- National Immigration Project: FAQ – What to expect Jan. 20 and how to prepare
- National Immigration Forum: Mass Deportation in the U.S.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center: State Map on Immigration Enforcement
- United We Dream: First-Time DACA Application and Renewal Resources
- National Immigration Forum: Fact Sheet: Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
- Refugee Council USA: Policy Center
- Bipartisan Policy Center: Immigration
- The Atlantic: The Secret History of Family Separation Policy
“Know Your Rights” Resources:
The Red Card
This guide produced by the Immigration Legal Resource Center provides basic information about important practices to remember during encounters with law or immigration enforcement. You can print the Red Card which can be handed to an officer asserting your rights.
The Red Card available in: Arabic | Chinese | English | Farsi | French | Haitian Creole | Hmong | Korean | Pashto | Punjabi | Russian | Spanish | Tagalog | Tigrinya | Ukrainian | Vietnamese |
How to use your Red Card: Illustrated & Multilingual Guide Book
The “We Have Rights” Video Series
These know your rights tutorial videos are available in seven languages to help prepare viewers for encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
English | Spanish | Arabic | Mandarin | Haitian Creole | Russian | Urdu
CLINIC’s Downloadable Know Your Rights Guide
English | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Hattian Creole | Farsi | Korean | Russian | Vietnamese
How to Avoid Fraud when dealing with Immigration System
National Immigrant Justice Center: Know Your Rights to Avoid Fraud
English | Spanish
Know Your Rights: Resource Libraries
- Immigrant Defense Project: English | Spanish
- Informed Immigrant: Know Your Rights Resources (English)
General Information
- ACLU: If law enforcement asks about my immigration status:
English | Spanish | Urdu | Arabic | Haitian Creole | Simplified Chinese - USAHello.org: Refugee and Immigrant Rights in the US (updated 6/18/2024)
English | Spanish | Arabic | Persian | Swahili - United We Dream: Know Your Rights
English | Spanish
What to do if ICE Comes to Your Door:
Informed Immigrant:
If ICE comes to your door (English)
If ICE comes to your workplace (English)
American Civil Liberties Union:
English | Spanish | Urdu | Arabic | Haitian Creole | Russian | Mandarin
What to do if ICE questions, detains, or arrests you as a U.S. Citizen?
iAmerica: ICE interactions with U.S. citizens (English)
What to do in an Immigration Raid:
Informed Immigrant:
How to Prepare For Immigration Raids (English)
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.:
Rapid Response Toolkit to Help Advocates Prepare Their Communities For ICE Raids And Detentions
Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition:
A Toolkit for Organizations Responding to Mass Worksite Immigration Raids
Creating a Family Preparedness Plan:
A Family Preparedness Plan is a comprehensive plan in case of immigration emergencies, regardless of immigration status. Many organizations provide guides.
Immigrant Legal Resources Center’s Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan:
English | Spanish | Chinese
Informed Immigrant: Making a Family Preparedness Plan (English)
Immigrant Rights Action: Family Preparedness Plan (English)
We Have Rights: Downloadable Emergency Plan Form:
English | Spanish | Haitian Creole
Deportation Defense:
Deportation Defense can include community-led campaigns to stop the deportation of community members using legal interventions and community advocacy to highlight that community member’s contributions to society.
Make the Road New York’s Deportation Defense Manual:
English | Spanish
Find Legal Help:
Visit www.disciplesimmigration.org to connect with the Disciples Immigration Legal Counsel
Visit www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory to connect with the National Immigration Legal Services Directory
Go to www.ailalawyer.org to connect with a lawyer in your area
Find Mental Health Help:
Trauma Informed care for immigrants and asylum seekers:
Healing Horizons
National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI)
Helpline: 800-950-NAMI (6264)
Email: info@nami.org
Website: https://www.nami.org/
