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Know Your Rights

Advocates and community members can work together to fight messages of fear and panic by helping community members learn about their rights and how to protect themselves from ICE.

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center has created a variety of materials to educate the community and prepare individuals for possible encounters with immigration authorities.

Community Resources

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Printable Red Cards to Distribute

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.

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A Know Your Rights Handout to Help Families

This resource provides practical tips for things immigrant families can do now to prepare as well as information on rights everyone has in the United States, regardless of immigration status.

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Know Your Rights Tutorial Video to Help Prepare You

An empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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How to Prepare for Emergencies

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A Downloadable, Fillable, and Printable Family Preparedness Plan

It is critical for immigrant families to think ahead and set more concrete plans for immigration emergencies that can arise.

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A List of Rapid Response Network Phone Numbers

For regions throughout California. This list is updated on an ongoing basis.

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A Directory of Non-Profit Legal Services

Search for immigration legal services providers by state, county, or detention facility. Only nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services are included in this directory.

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Advocates Training Resources

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10 Things Noncitizen Protestors Need to Know

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A Toolkit on Holding a Know Your Rights Presentation

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A Webinar Providing a Sample Know Your Rights Presentation

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Spanish Version

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