Immigration Resources

As the New Year begins and a new administration takes office, we are reminded of the importance of standing strong and protecting our communities. Even as policies evolve, so too does our commitment to advocacy and support. Here is what we must remember: despite Donald Trump’s victory and the prominence of his vicious anti-immigrant pledges, a strong majority of the American public prefers a balanced approach to immigration, involving both border security and legalization for undocumented immigrants, instead of mass deportation.

We are expecting significant and harmful changes to immigration in the United States, which makes it crucial for our communities to know their rights. We are committed to protecting our most vulnerable populations who might just be our friends, colleagues, neighbors or loved ones. Below is a compiled list of Know Your Rights resources for those who may be impacted:

Resources:

• NILC: Know Your Rights Under the U.S. Constitution – No Matter Who Is President (various languages) and Plyler and Data Collection guidance
• National Immigration Legal Services Directory
• Immigrant Defense Project: Know Your Rights with ICE
• Immigrant Legal Resource Center: Family Preparedness Plan and printable Red Cards
• MTRNY: Deportation Defense Manual
• ACLU: Know Your Rights (different scenarios)
• Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter: Resources for Ensuring Equal Access to Education for Immigrant Students 
• Education for All Campaign
• NAKASEC: Has a 24/7 immigration hotline in Korean and English: 1-844-500-3222 and a revamped KYR app (KnowYourRights4Immigrants) translated into 14 languages available on Apple App Store now and Google Play store hopefully by the end of the week. https://nakasec.org/resources/know-your-rights/
• NEA: Guidance on Immigration for educators and schools and Immigration Justice.
• Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration’s report on things to look out for and information on Data Protections for FAFSA
• IDRA: Strategies for how schools should respond to to ICE raids

Analysis of Trump Day 1 Executive Orders:

• National Immigration Law Center: Analysis of Trump’s Day One Executive Orders
• National Immigrant Justice Center: Impacts of Trump’s Executive Orders
• American Immigration Council: After Day One: A High-Level Analysis of Trump’s First Executive Actions | American Immigration Council

How you can support:

• Support The Action Lab, Make the Road States, United We Dream and CASA’s Solidarity Pledge
• Action Lab social content: https://library.into-action.us/collection/stand-with-immigrants
• Ask your local elected officials to protect immigrant communities by implementing the policy recommendations outlined in the HIH States Policy Guide