Resources for Immigrants

Resources in this page taken from Center for Migrations Studies, informedimmigrant.com and tolerance.com

For Undocumented Immigrants

Immigration Advocates Network:This online tool screens for DACA and non-DACA immigration benefits and relief. The tool also provides referrals to nonprofit legal services organizations.

Dreamer Intake Service

Educators for Fair Consideration: An online immigration screening tool tailored for undocumented young people. The screening is free of charge, confidential and personalized.

Pocket DACA (Mobile Application)

Probono.net: The Pocket DACA app, available for both iOS and Android, provides information, resources, and tools to help individuals understand and apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Immigration Legal Assistance

National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Immigration Advocates Network: A directory of nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services

Find Legal Help

iAmerica: A searchable national database of legal service providers

United We Dream’s hotline: 1-844-363-1423

A national hotline to report raids, obtain legal assistance, and connect to local organizing groups.

Directory of Immigration Attorneys

National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild: A directory of private and non-profit immigration attorneys who are members of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild

List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers

US Department of Justice: Non-profit organizations and attorneys who provide pro bono legal services before the immigration court.

Immigration Attorney Online Directory

American Immigration Lawyers Association: Searchable database of immigration attorneys, in private and non-profit organizations

ActionNYC – Free, Safe Immigration Legal Help

NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs: ActionNYC offers free, safe immigration legal help to immigrant New Yorkers

Connect to Services

Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: This video describes the steps that migrant families can take to prepare and plan in case of encounters with immigration enforcement.

Buscando Servicios Legales de Inmigración (Spanish)

Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Este video describe pasos que familias inmigrantes pueden seguir para prepararse en caso de encuentros con autoridades inmigratorias.

Know Your Rights

Know your Rights: A Guide to Your Rights When Interacting with Law Enforcement

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.: This guide informs immigrants about encounters with law enforcement, how to read a warrant, and how to design an emergency plan

Conozca sus Derechos: Guía sobre sus derechos en relación a contacto con oficiales de inmigración o la policía

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.: Esta guía ofrece información sobre qué saber y hacer durante encuentros con autoridades, cómo leer una orden de cateo, y una lista de preparación en casos de emergencia.

Know Your Rights: A Guide to Workplace Rights for Immigrants

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.: This guide provides information about immigrant workers’ rights while on the job.

Conozca Sus Derechos: Guía de Derechos de Inmigrantes en los Lugares de Trabajo

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.: Esta guía ofrece información sobre los derechos de los trabajadores inmigrantes mientras están en el trabajo.

Know Your Rights: A Resource for Students, Parents, and Guardians

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.: This guide, tailored for public school students and parents, provides information about students’ rights to public education and safety at school, parent and guardian rights, and how to report incidents of harassment and resources on filing complaints.

Conozca Sus Derechos: A Resource for Students, Parents, and Guardians

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.: Esta guía, diseñada para estudiantes de escuelas públicas y padres, ofrece información sobre los derechos de estudiantes a una educación pública y seguridad en la escuela y los derechos de padres y guardianes.

Know Your Rights: Card (English and Spanish)

iAmerica: This print-out card serves as a reminder for immigrants of their constitutional rights and can be presented to law enforcement officials.

Know Your Rights Flyers: Spanish, Polish, Korean, Tagalog, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Khmer, Hindi, and Haitian Creole

iAmerica These one-page flyers describe immigrant’s rights in the following scenarios:

FAQ about ICE and Raids

Immigrant Defense Project: This two-page document provides succinct answers to most frequently asked questions about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and raids. This two-page guide is available in the following languages: Spanish, French, Punjabi, Arabic, Traditional Mandarin, Simplified Mandarin, and Haitian Creole

Five Ways to Fight ICE Raids with Power, Not Panic

California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance: A series of flyers that explain five ways immigrant families and communities can organize.

Know Your Rights When Asked About Immigration Status [VIDEO]

American Civil Liberties Union: This video explains how to respond to inquiries from police about immigration status

Know Your Rights / Conoce tus Derechos [VIDEO]

Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA): A bilingual instructional video that shows immigrants’ rights in case of a raid by immigration authorities or a police intervention

Know Your Rights: Prepare for Encounters with Immigration Enforcement [VIDEO]

Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Instructional video that explains five steps to follow in case of an encounter with immigration enforcement

Conoce tus Derechos: Prepárate para Encuentros con Autoridades Inmigratorias [VIDEO]

Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Este video muestra cinco pasos a seguir en caso de encuentros con autoridades inmigratorias.

Preparedness Plans

Family Preparedness Plan

Immigration Legal Resource Center: This packet assists immigrant families in the preparation of a readiness plan, including childcare plan, obtaining immigration legal assistance, and informing them about their rights.

Plan Familiar en Caso de Emergencia

Immigration Legal Resource Center: Una guía que ayuda a familias inmigrantes a preparar un plan de acción en caso de emergencias, que incluye un plan de cuidado para hijos, ayuda legal de confianza, y conocer sus derechos.

Preparing Your Family for Immigration Enforcement / Preparando su Familia para Encuentros con Inmigración

Office of Life Justice and Peace in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles: This bilingual guide provides practical tips for families encountering immigration enforcement including emergency planning.

Community Raid Preparedness Checklist

Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM): This checklist outlines how a community can prepare in case of raids, including legal planning, services, organizing and media.

Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests Toolkit

Immigrant Defense Project and Center for Constitutional Rights: This toolkit contains critical information and analysis on the US detention and deportation system and guidance on how to prepare for ICE raids, including recommendations for immigrants and advocates on emergency preparedness and findings from research and experience.

Documenting a Home Raid

Immigrant Defense Project: 11″ x 17″ poster to hang in the home, reminding people of key rights and essential information to document. This poster is also available in Spanish.

Prepare your Family

Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: This video describes the steps that immigrant families can take to prepare and plan in case of encounters with immigration enforcement.

Prepare a su Familia

Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Este video indica pasos a seguir para preparar a familias inmigrantes en caso de encuentros con inmigración.

Raids and Enforcement Actions: Preparation and Protection – Nine Ways to Protect Yourself

Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: This guide offers nine ways immigrants and their families can prepare for possible enforcement actions.

General

United We Dream

The largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation. Includes a powerful nonpartisan network is made up of over 100,000 immigrant youth and allies and 55 affiliate organizations in 26 states. United We Dream organizes and advocates for the dignity and fair treatment of immigrant youth and families, regardless of immigration status.

http://unitedwedream.org/

Considerations for LGBTQ Immigrants LGBTQ immigrants have the same rights under immigration law as all other non-citizens. However, there are some areas where LGBTQ immigrants might face unique challenges. This resource is an outline of some special considerations for LGBTQ immigrants https://www.ilrc.org/special-considerations-lgbtq-immigrants

Family Preparedness Plan

This packet will help people to create a Family Preparedness Plan, regardless of immigration status. However, because of the additional challenges immigrant and mixed status families face, we also have additional advice for immigrants. The document is available in both English & Spanish https://www.ilrc.org/family-preparedness-plan

Know your rights: What Immigrant Families Should Do Now

It’s important for everyone to know their rights if approached by an immigration (ICE) agent as well as how families can best prepare for something happening. This resource provides practical tips for things immigrant families can do now to prepare as well as information on rights everyone has in the United States, regardless of immigration status. Document available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. https://www.ilrc.org/know-your-rights-and-what-immigrant-families-should-do-now

Red Cards All

people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The Red Cards were created to help people assert their rights and defend themselves against constitutional violations. Knowing and asserting rights can make a huge difference in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home. Red cards provide critical information on how to assert these rights, along with an explanation to ICE agents that the individual is indeed asserting their rights.

https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards

Legal Representation For Asylum Seekers

http://www.immigrantjustice.org/services/asylum-seekers

Services for Detained Immigrants

The Detention Project provides legal orientation and representation to immigrant adults and children who are held by the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement in immigration detention. Detained immigrants call collect at (312) 263-0901 or use the pro bono platform and NIJC's 3-digit code, 565. All others call (312) 660-1370 or (773) 672-6599. http://www.immigrantjustice.org/services/detained-immigrants

National Immigration Justice Center

LGBT Immigrant Rights Initiative

NIJC's LGBT Immigrant Rights Initiative provides legal services to low-income immigrants who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and those who are living with HIV. For information call (773) 672-6551 or email lgbtimmigrants@heartlandalliance.org

Legal Service for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

NIJC's legal staff can help children who entered the country as unaccompanied minors assess their options for immigration legal relief. For more information Call 773-672-6550 on Thursdays between 2:00 and 4:30 p.m. Reform Immigration For America A group where you can sign up to support immigrants and refugees in your community. You will be connected to a local organization on the ground who will share ways that you can get involved in the work in your city. Join the group by Texting JUSTICE to 698-66! Or get more information by clicking on the the link below http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/

Undocumented & Uninsured

A series of these tools to stay get information regarding health care for undocumented immigrants in the state of California and stay informed about health options, sign-up for Medi-Cal, find a local clinic, and spread the word about health for all, regardless of immigration status http://undocumentedanduninsured.org/

National Immigration Law Center (NILC) The National Immigration Law Center (NILC)

One of the leading organizations in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants.

https://www.nilc.org/about-us/what_we_do/

Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF)

MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. Often described as the “law firm of the Latino community”, MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access.

http://www.maldef.org/

National Council of La Raza (NCLR)

NCLR is the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S. It is an institution committed to strengthening this great nation by promoting the advancement of Latino families.

http://www.nclr.org/

Women’s Refugee Commission

Report on groundbreaking research on threats to parental rights faced by parents who are detained and facing deportation. Also provides toolkit for families caught between the immigration and child welfare systems and those who assist them. https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/images/zdocs/parental_rights_report-final.pdf

Plan for immigrant parents to preventing family separation.

Available in English & Spanish

https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/rights/resources/1031-make-a-plan-migrant-parents-guide-topreventing-family-separation-english 

For Educators

First, what every teacher supporting undocumented students should know

General Resources

Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff

United We Dream’s Dream Educational Empowerment Program, the National Immigration Law Center, First Focus, and the American Federation of Teachers: A guide that provides tools and resources to help protect and prepare youth and families in case of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid.

Top Ten Ways to Support Undocumented Students

Educators for Fair Consideration: A brochure that details ten ways educators and school administrators can support undocumented students.

English Language Learners

BEST PRACTICES FOR SERVING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 

With sections centered on instruction, classroom culture, policies, and family and community engagement, this guide is packed with recommendations that can be applied across the school building.
 

TEACHING TOLERANCE: PD CAFÉ 

Take a quiz, review some vocabulary and deepen your knowledge about serving ELL students with this brief professional development resource.
 

COLORÍN COLORADO 

Educators and families of English language learners can learn a lot from this collection of information, including bilingual FAQs about serving and supporting immigrant students.

Safe Zones and ICE Raids

TEACHING TOLERANCE: THIS IS NOT A DRILL

Educators across the country are taking action when ICE raids happen in their communities. Here’s how you can stand with undocumented students and families—whether or not you live in a vulnerable community.

ASK TT

This installment of Teaching Tolerance magazine’s advice column addresses the risk of school trips for students and volunteer relatives from immigrant families; keep these considerations in mind when planning trips, whether domestic or international.

TEACHING TOLERANCE: WHAT’S A SANCTUARY CITY ANYWAY?

Get answers to several commonly asked questions about sanctuary cities and how they are responding to recent executive orders on immigration.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS: GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF 

Learn about the AFT’s position on immigration reform, and review several model resources schools can use to publicly call for immigration reform and to uphold the rights of immigrant students.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS: IMMIGRATION ICE RAIDS

There’s lots to absorb from this curated package of resources focused on helping families protect themselves during ICE raids and on helping educators speak out against unjust immigration laws and practices.

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: SAFE ZONE SAMPLE BOARD RESOLUTIONS

Use these documents as templates or as guidance to create inclusive and strong resolutions advocating for immigrant students in your district.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (BILINGUAL)

This set of handouts—designed for use by immigrant students and their families—offers specific advice for how to avoid, prepare for and respond during an ICE raid. The handouts are available in both English and Spanish.

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION: IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS 

Use and share these detailed Know Your Rights resources grouped by theme and content type.

ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS: STUDENT, STAFF AND PARENT RIGHTS (BILINGUAL) 

Get a quick summary of facts about the rights of undocumented students and their families. The resources are available in both English and Spanish.

Classroom Resources

TEACHING TOLERANCE: THE SCHOOL-TO-DEPORTATION PIPELINE

As immigration enforcement becomes more aggressive, schools have become increasingly risky places for undocumented students.

TEACHING TOLERANCE: CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS, CHANGING IDENTITY, CHANGING ATTITUDES

Teach this four-lesson series about how the United States’ identity has changed and will continue to change. The lessons are organized by the four domains of the Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards: Identity, Diversity, Justice and Action. 

TEACHING TOLERANCE: VIVA LA CAUSA FILM KIT AND USER GUIDE

Students love this 40-minute documentary about César Chávez and the movement for worker and immigrant rights. The free film comes with a user guide that includes lessons on the immigration debate.

TEACHING TOLERANCE: AMERICA BY THE NUMBERS

Leverage the power of data with six lessons based on the PBS documentary series about changing demographics across the United States.

TEACHING TOLERANCE: WHO IS AN IMMIGRANT?

Read “Julia Moves to the United States” with students, and then have them write pen-pal letters and create cereal-box suitcases to explore identity.

TEACHING TOLERANCE: TEN MYTHS ABOUT IMMIGRATION

Debunk commonly held myths about immigration with this Teaching Tolerance feature story; the accompanying lesson helps students consider how stereotypes begin and why people perpetuate myths.

TEACHING TOLERANCE: IMMIGRATION MYTHS

Use this classroom activity to build your students’ awareness of common myths about immigrants and how they can use facts to debunk these myths.

SHARE MY LESSON: IMMIGRATION COLLECTION

Educate your students about immigration and create inclusive school communities that address the social, emotional and health needs of young people.

TEACHING TOLERANCE: USING PHOTOGRAPHS TO TEACH SOCIAL JUSTICE: EXPOSING ANTI-IMMIGRANT SENTIMENT

Use this lesson with students to help them draw independent conclusions about what motivates anti-immigrant sentiment.

School Climate

TEACHING TOLERANCE: IF IT CAN HAPPEN HERE... 

This California school district hosted a “Teach In” as a response to the anti-immigration rhetoric teachers heard in their classrooms during the 2016 presidential campaign.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS: DREAMERS WELCOME POSTER

Hang this colorful poster in your classroom, and let students know that everyone belongs in your school community.

TEACHING TOLERANCE: SCHOOL CLIMATE RESOURCES

Read and share these tools, protocols and practical suggestions for making your school more open and welcoming to all students.

National

People’s Action Phone Number:

(312) 243-3035

Website: www.peoplesaction.org

American Immigration Immigration Council

www.immigrationimpact.com

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Phone Number: (202) 507-7600

Website: www.aila.org

National Immigration Law Center

Phone Number: (213) 639-3900

Website: www.nilc.org

Transgender Law Center

Phone Number: (510) 587-9696

Website: www.transgenderlawcenter.org

Church World Service (CWS) Legal Services

Phone Number: 1.800.297.1516

Website: www.cwsglobal.org/our-work/refugees-and-immigrants/supporting-immigrants/legal-services/

United We Dream line to report any ICE activity in your city

Phone Number: 1-844-363-1423

The Southern Poverty Law Center Report Hate Page

Website: www.splcenter.org/reporthate

SIREN’s Immigration on Q&A Hotline

Spanish/English number: (408) 453-3017

Vietnamese/English number: (408) 453-3013

ICIRR’s Call our family support hotline:

1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY (1-855-435-7693)

English, Spanish, Korean and Polish Services offered. CASA’s Health is Life/Salued Es Vida Health Hotline: (301) 270-8432 Spanish and English Services offered.

CASA’s Health is Life/Salued Es Vida Health Hotline:

(301) 270-8432

Spanish and English Services offered.

Alabama

Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ)

Website: www.acij.net

Arizona Promise

Arizona (PAZ) Phone Number: (602) 288-3663

Website: www.promiseaz.org

Arkansas

Arkansas United Community Coalition (AUCC)

Phone Number: (479) 763-2822

Website: www.arkansascoalition.org

California

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)

Phone Number: (213) 353-1333

Website: www.chirla.org

California Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN)

Phone Number: (408) 453-3003

Website: www.siren-bayarea.org

Colorado

Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC)

Phone Number: (303) 922-3344

Website: www.coloradoimmigrant.org

Colorado Colorado People’s Alliance (COPA)

Phone Number: (303) 893-3500

Website: www.coloradopeoplesalliance.org

Connecticut

Junta for Progressive Action

Phone Number: (203) 787-0191

Website: www.juntainc.org/en

Florida

Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC)

Phone Number: (305) 571-7254

Website: www.floridaimmigrant.org

Georgia

Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR)

Phone Number: (770) 457-5232

Website: www.glahr.org

Idaho

Idaho Community Action Network (ICAN)

Phone Number: (208) 385-9146

Website: www.idahocan.org

Illinois

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)

Phone Number: (312) 332-7360 Website: www.icirr.org

Iowa

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI)

Phone Number: (515) 282-0484

Website: www.iowacci.org

Kansas

Sunflower Community Action Phone Number: (316) 264-9972

Website: www.sunfloweract.org

Maine

Maine People’s Alliance Phone Number: (207) 797-0967

Website: www.mainepeoplesalliance.org

Maryland

CASA de Maryland Phone Number: (301) 431-4185

Website: www.wearecasa.org

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)

Phone Number: (617) 350-5480

Website: www.miracoalition.org

Michigan

Michigan United

Phone Number: 1-877-507-7774

Website: www.miunited.org

Nebraska

Nebraska Appleseed

Phone Number: (402) 438-8853

Website: www.neappleseed.org

Nevada

Progressive Leadership Alliance for Nevada (PLAN)

Phone Number: (702) 791-1965 Website: www.planevada.org

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Alliance for Immigrant Rights-(NHAIR-MIRA)

Phone Number: (617) 350-5480 Website: www.miracoalition.org

New Mexico

Somos Un Pueblo Unido (SOMOS)

Phone Number: (505) 424-7832

Website: www.somosunpueblounido.org

New York

The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)

Phone Number: (212) 627-2227

Website: www.thenyic.org

New York Make the Road NY (MRNY)

Phone Number: (718) 418-7690

Website: www.maketheroadny.org

New York Black Alliance for Just Immigration

Phone Number: (347) 410-5312

Website: www.blackalliance.org

North Carolina

Latin American Coalition (LAC)

Phone Number: (704) 531-3848

Website: www.latinamericancoalition.org

Oregon

Causa Oregon (CAUSA)

Phone Number: (503) 409-2473

Website: www.causaoregon.org

Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN)

Phone Number: (503) 982-0243

Website: www.pcun.org

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC)

Phone Number: (215) 832-0636

Website: www.paimmigrant.org

Tennessee

Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC)

Phone Number: (615) 833-0384

Website: www.tnimmigrant.org

Texas

Workers Defense Project

Phone Number: (512) 966-8907

Website: www.workersdefense.org

Texas Organizing Project (TOP)

Phone Number: (832) 582-0061

Website: www.organizetexas.org

Utah

Commuidades Unidas (CU) /Communities United

Phone Number: (801) 487-4143

Website: www.cuutah.org

Washington

One America

Phone Number: (206) 723-2203

Website: www.weareoneamerica.org

Wisconsin

Voces de la Frontera (VOCES)

Phone Number: (414) 643-1620

Website: www.vdlf.org