Immigration
This page includes a variety of resources to assist members in responding to large-scale enforcement actions and raids, and representing individual clients who were subjected to a raid.
It is important to be prepared and to know your rights and your family’s rights in case of a raid or other encounter with ICE or local law enforcement.
Everybody has rights under the U.S. constitution that you may exercise in such a situation. There are also a number of steps you can take ahead of any encounter to minimize panic, family separation, and loss of financial assets. This guide provides helpful information on preparing as well as responding to a raid in your home, workplace, or in a public space.
CLINIC’s Emergency Planning Guide helps you formulate an emergency plan and helps you think through steps you can take before an emergency to best protect your family.
A basic guide for New Yorkers on what to do before and after detention or deportation of a family member.
In direct response to expressed community need, ACLU has joined forces with Brooklyn Defender Services to create and distribute a series of powerful and informative videos based on true stories to provide real life action points for what to do when ICE is outside our doors, is in our homes, stops us in our communities, and/or arrests us.
A step-by-step guide for what to do if Immigration Agents come to your door based on your rights, along with an instructional video.
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. 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.
What you need to know about the rights of immigrants and the threat of deportation.
Looking for immigration legal help, guidance on your rights, or preparing for the end of status? Here are some resources to get started.
Know Your Rights: Preparing For ICE Raids And Other Immigration Enforcement Actions explains the rights, legal options, and safety plans for immigrants.
AILA provides Know Your Rights handouts for several scenarios: ICE worksite raids (for employers), ICE home visits, and ICE public stops.
In response to the ongoing threat of ICE’s mass raid and deportation operations, IDP has compiled all of our Know Your Rights resources in one easily accessible place.