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.
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
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
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
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:
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.