Disclaimer: Nothing on this website is intended as, or should be taken as, legal advice. This information is provided for educational, civic, and advocacy purposes. For legal advice specific to your situation, please consult a qualified attorney. A list of immigration legal service providers can be found at the end of the page.
These resources may help you plan for and navigate immigration enforcement situations, such as a workplace raid, interactions with ICE officers, and detention.
Hotlines – Have you seen ICE activity? Has a friend or family member been detained?
- DC – Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid: (202) 335-1183
- Maryland & Virginia – CASA: (888) 214-6016
- Virginia – Immigration Rapid Response Hotline Virginia Network: (855) 298-3271
Know Your Rights/ Emergency Preparedness
- Law Enforcement Know Your Rights (English / Spanish / Mandarin / Korean) – WLC
- Information about your rights in the workplace and in the home
- Immigrants’ Rights and Resources Hub – ACLU of DC
- Information about your rights during immigration enforcement actions as well as resources on arrest, detention, and deportation
- Know Your Rights Film Series – Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
- Resources, including videos, demonstrating how to assert your rights in various immigration enforcement scenarios
- Red Cards/ Tarjetas Rojas – Immigrant Legal Resource Center
- Printable cards that can help you assert your rights when interacting with law enforcement officers
- Know Your Rights Handouts – American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Handouts for ICE encounters at home, employer, or public space provided in English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Haitian, and Punjabi
- Know Your Constitutional Rights Fact Sheet – National Immigration Law Center
- Summary of your constitutional rights during encounters with immigration officers or the police
- Rapid Response Toolkit – Legal Aid Justice Center
- Information about preparing for immigration emergency situations
- ICE Guidance on Delegation of Parental Authority – American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Instructions for delegating parental rights to another person in case of an emergency, for all 50 states and DC
- Immigrant Workers’ Rights – iAmerica
- Information about workplace rights for immigrants, including receiving fair pay, having a safe working environment, organizing unions, and filing complaints
- A Guide for Employers – National Immigration Law Center
- Guide for employers for navigating immigration enforcement in the workplace
- Notario Fraud (English / Spanish) – Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
- Information for spotting scammers claiming to be legal service providers
- ICE Online Detainee Locator System
- Database of individuals who are in ICE custody
- Guidance for Schools – National Education Association
- Information for educators about immigration enforcement in schools
- Preparing our Students – American Federation of Teachers
- Information about the rights of students
Immigration Legal Services in DC, Maryland, and Virginia
- Ayuda
- DC: (202) 387-4848
- Maryland: (240) 594-0600
- Virginia: (703) 444-7009
- Just Neighbors
- (703) 979-1240
- CARECEN
- (202) 328-9799
- AMICA Center (detained individuals)
- Human Rights First (asylum)
- (202) 547-5692
- HIAS (asylum)
- (301) 844-7248
- (800) 442-7714 (information helpline)
- Esperanza Center (family and humanitarian-based immigration)
- (667) 600-2922
- Kids in Need of Defense (unaccompanied children)
- (202) 824-8680
- Tahirih Justice Center (gender-based violence)
- (866) 575-0071
- Legal Aid Justice Center (VA only)
- Charlottesville: (434) 977-0553
- Northern VA: (703) 778-3450
- Richmond: (804) 643-1086
- Petersburg: (804) 862-2205
