📚 Trusted Resources: Know Your Rights During ICE Enforcement
As immigration enforcement intensifies across the U.S., knowing your rights, and where to find help, is essential. Whether you or someone you love may encounter ICE, these trusted legal, advocacy, and crisis-support organizations provide accurate information, emergency guidance, and community care.
Below are verified resources offering support, education, and protection.
🧑⚖️ Know Your Rights Guides
ACLU — Know Your Rights: ICE & Immigration Enforcement
🔗 https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights
The American Civil Liberties Union offers clear, step-by-step guidance on how to interact with ICE agents, including what to do if approached, when you can refuse entry, and what rights you have regardless of immigration status.
National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
NILC provides up-to-date legal analysis, fact sheets, and policy explanations on federal immigration enforcement, immigrant rights, and constitutional protections.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
The ILRC publishes plain-language know-your-rights materials, emergency preparedness guides, and community toolkits explaining how ICE enforcement works and how families can protect themselves.
University Law School Legal Analyses
Many U.S. law schools publish expert breakdowns on federal enforcement authority, civil rights violations, and legal accountability when ICE operations cause harm.
Helpful examples include:
Georgetown Civil Justice: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/civil-justice
NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic: https://www.law.nyu.edu/academics/clinics/immigrant-rights
UCLA Immigrant Family Legal Clinic: https://law.ucla.edu/academics/clinical-program/immigrant-family-legal-clinic
These resources provide legal context written by constitutional scholars and practicing attorneys.
📢 Advocacy & Community Support
United We Dream
The largest immigrant-led organization in the U.S., United We Dream offers rapid-response toolkits, organizing resources, and real-time updates for immigrant youth and allies during enforcement actions.
National Immigration Project (NIPNLG)
A project of the National Lawyers Guild, NIPNLG provides legal defense resources, litigation support, and rights education for communities impacted by immigration enforcement.
Community Safety & Rapid Response Networks
🔗 https://www.mutualaidhub.org
Local mutual aid organizations and rapid-response networks often provide:
ICE activity hotlines
Legal observers
Court accompaniment
Emergency support during raids or protests
Mutual Aid Hub helps locate trusted groups by city and state.
🆘 Emergency & Crisis Support
Even when situations are not directly ICE-related, emotional and mental health support is critical during times of fear or uncertainty.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
📞 Call or text 988
🔗 https://988lifeline.org
24/7 confidential mental health support in English and Spanish.
Crisis Text Line
📱 Text HOME to 741741
🔗 https://www.crisistextline.org
Free, immediate crisis counseling via text message.