You Are Not Alone: A Resource Guide For Finding Support
A Guide to Action
Call Your Reps
The 5 Calls App makes it easy with contact info and scripts. Put pressure on those to side with the people they have been elected to serve and protect.
Donate Money or Skills
Fuel the movements led by grassroots, Black and Brown communities (legal aid, organizing, mutual aid) or donate your time/skills if your funds are limited.
Divest + Defund
ICE does not operate in a silo, everyday purchases from companies that support these oppressive systems fuel our own oppression. Be intentional about redistributing your dollars to small business and companies that value human rights and are vocal about where they stand.
Know Your Rights
If Immigration is At Your Door
Don’t Open the Door
Without a valid warrant signed by a judge, ICE cannot enter your home.
Remain Silent
You have the right under U.S. Constitution to remain silent.
Call (707) 800-4544
The Rapid Response Network can help you during and after the incident
Show Your Red Card to the Agent
Without opening the door, pass it under the door or show it through the window.
Don’t Sign Anything
You have the right to speak to a lawyer. We can support you.
Bay Area Resources (California)
Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership (ACILEP)
(510) 241-4011
Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan
Know Our Rights
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
(415) 255-9499
Family Preparedness Planning
Webinars
Legal Service Directory / Immigration Preparedness toolkit
Know Our Rights Resources
La Raza Community Resource Center
info@larazacrc.org
Legal Services
Food Pantry
Family Resource Center
Women’s Support Groups
Rental Assistance
The Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco
Legal Advice | (408) 461-8795
Marin Rapid Response Network
24-Hour Hotline | (415) 991-4545
Mission Action
info@missionaction.org
Housing support
Legal Aid
Health and Food Access
Job Placement
Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA)
(415) 621-8140
Healing and Well-Being
Civic Engagement
Employment Skills
Child Development
North Bay Rapid Response Network (Sonoma, Napa & Solano Counties)
24-Hour Hotline | (707) 800-4544
Legal Defense
San Francisco Rapid Response Network
24-Hour Hotline | (415) 200-1548
ICE Verification
Attorney Activation
Community Empowerment
San Mateo County Rapid Response Network
24-Hour Hotline | (203) 666-4472
Downloadable Preparedness Plan and Resources
Legal Services
West Michigan Resources
GR Rapid Response to ICE
Network of volunteers in the Grand Rapids, MI area who support members of our community targeted by ICE through mutual aid and direct action.
@grrapidresponse
Mutual Aid Requests
Grand Rapids Mutual Aid Network
grmutualaid.com
Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
Resources for finding your consulate
hispanic-center.org/navigatingpolicychange/
Know Your Rights Training and Resources
Language Services and Translation
Immigrant Assistance Center of West MI (IAC)
Professional legal services as well as education, advocacy, and support.
(616) 317-7063 | iacwmi.org
Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP)
laup.org | @laupholland
Mexican Mobile Consulate
Document Translation
Referral Assistance
Migrant Legal Aid
A Michigan-based organization dedicated to helping the community protect migrant farmworkers.
@migrantlegalaid | migrantlegalaid.org
Moviemiento CosechaGR
Part of a national movement of immigrant leaders, families, and workers organizing to provide permanent protection for al undocumented immigrants.
@cosechagr | lahuelga.com
Know Your Rights Toolkit
Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC)
MIRC advocates for immigrants, provides support and training, and builds coalition and partnerships. partnerships.michiganimmigrant.org
@michiganimmigrant | michiganimmigrant.org
Know Your Rights
Immigration Legal Services (734-239-6863)
Free legal advice for those detained in MI (734-794-9963)
Info available in multiple languages
This is a Statewide organization*
Southeast Michigan
Eastside Mutual Aid (EMA)
EMA operates food and clothing distributions, organizes actions and happenings to connect each other and build stronger ties.
eastsidemutualaid.org | @esmutualaid
Global Detroit
A regional economic development and community development organization. With a focus on immigrants and global talent
globaldetroitmi.org | @globaldet
Small Biz Guide: Preparing for Immigration Enforcement
Know Your Rights Training
Legal and Business Support
Emergency Preparedness Planning
Economic advocacy for immigrant-inclusive policies
Rising Voices
Organizing Asian American women and non binary Michiganders for power.
@risingvoices_aaf | risingvoicesaaf.org
We Protect Each Other Mutual Aid Fund
Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights
A diverse, morally conscious coalition of many community groups fighting the oppression of immigrants.
wicir.org | @wicir_org
How To Locate Detained Community Members Guide
This is a marathon, not a sprint.
These systems are not new—nor is the violence against Brown and Black communities. Everything is interconnected, rooted in colonialism and white supremacy.
Everyone has a role to play.
The world's attention may shift with each headline, but oppression doesn't operate in isolation.
