Know Your Rights: Immigration Law and ICE Raids

Know Your Rights: Immigration Law and ICE Raids

Updated 4/23/2025

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*Not legal advice – consult an immigration attorney with any specific questions → National Immigration Legal Services Directory.

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NATIONAL RESOURCE HUB W/ UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION 

*This new database from Ready to Stay provides community resources, advocate resources, and places to seek legal aid

ICE RAIDS:

• ICE Raids Toolkit
• ICEwatch → interactive map of ICE’s tactics during raids
• Rapid Response Toolkit
• ICE Warrants 101
• ICE Warrants & Subpoenas
• Report ICE Sightings Nationwide
• When ICE is Watching: Know your Right, Protect Your People
• Learn more about Immigration Raids 
• What to do if you ARE Arrested or Detained by Immigration

Know Your Rights under Trump Administration Policy Changes:

• KYR: airports and ports of entry
• KYR: Guide for noncitizens participating in protests
• KYR: expedited removal expansion (helpful for any undocumented person who has been in the U.S. less than 2 years)
• KYR for SCHOOLS
• Health Care/Insurance for Immigrants
• Health Care Providers and Immigration Enforcement: Know Your Rights, Know Your Patients’ Rights
• KYR for Employers: What to do if ICE comes to your Workplace

Know Your Rights (general)

• KYR: Trump’s registration requirement
• Know Your Rights with ICE

• Available in dozens of other languages

• KYR: at HOME and on the Street
• KYR: in your CAR
• KYR: when ICE lies to you
• KYR: from detention
• Know Your Rights Toolkit 
• KYR in the 100-mile border zone
• KYR with border patrol
• KYR + safety tips
• KYR/ immigration + abortion
• KYR: Anti-muslim discrimination
• KYR: recently arrived Afghans

Resources for navigating ICE detention and immigration arrests:

• What to do if you are arrested or detained by ICE
• How to find a loved one after a U.S. immigration arrest
• Guide to immigration bonds

Other helpful resources:

• Printable red cards

• *Anyone can print these Know Your Rights cards out, spread them within your community!

• Step-by-step Family Preparedness Plan
• We have Rights Campaign 
• State map on immigration enforcement
• Updated info on sanctuary policies
• Fact Sheet on Rescission of Protected Areas Policy
• Latest DACA developments
• Explainer on the Laken Riley Act and Mandatory Detention

**If you’re looking to volunteer and support immigrant rights organizations, check out this database for volunteer opportunities in your city!

Know Your Rights by State:

• Alabama

• KYR: Immigration Status

• Alaska

• If ICE comes to your door

• Arizona

• KYR: w/ police or immigration agents
• Respuesta Rapida Tuscon
• KYR videos re: Arizona/Mexico border
• KYR as an immigrant

• Arkansas

• KYR

• California

• California rapid response network
• KYR in CA
• San Francisco
• Southern California
• Los Angeles

• Colorado

• KYR: Immigrants’ Rights Booklet for CO
• Self-help Immigration Resources / Recursos de Autoayuda
• Colorado specific protections

• Connecticut

• KYR Toolkit
• ACLU of CT Know Your Rights Guide

• Delaware

• Interacting w/ ICE

• DC/Maryland/Virginia

• DMV (broadly):

• Emergency hotline to report ICE activity
• ICE Watch 101
• If someone you know is detained and in need of immigration support

• DC

• Immigration Rights and Resources Hub
• Families United DC Metro

• Maryland

• CASA deportation defense hotline and KYR guide

• Virginia

• LAJC guide
• KYR: ACLU of VA

• Florida

• United we Dream: KYR
• Immigrants’ Rights Guide
• Recursos en Espanol / Resous Kreyol

• Georgia 

• Your rights during an ICE raid
• Know + defend your rights
• Georgia migrant workers’ rights
• Immigrants’ Rights and Toolkits

• Hawai’i

• Guide for Hawai’i immigrants

• Idaho

• ACLU of Idaho guide

• Illinois

• Chicago Know Your Rights (NIJC)

• En Espanol

• Chicago Launches KYR campaign 

• Indiana

• Immigrants’ and Language Rights Center

• Iowa

• What to do if stopped by police or immigration agents

• Kansas

• Know Your Rights / Recursos

• Kentucky:

• KYR Guides

• Louisiana

• Immigrants’ Rights in Louisiana
• Detention and Deportation
• Rights of Noncitizens in Criminal Proceedings in Louisiana

• Maine:

• KYR: Immigration Agents on buses
• General Maine KYR guides

• Maryland (see DMV section)
• Massachusetts

• KYR materials and recorded presentations
• If you are questioned about your immigration status

• Michigan

• KYR: before, during, after raids
• Detained in Michigan? And other resources

• Minnesota

• KYR: in multiple languages
• Family Preparedness and legal clinics

• Mississippi

• Resources and taking action
• Immigrant rights in MS

• Missouri

• Resources / family preparedness

• Montana

• Immigrants’ Rights in Montana

• Nebraska

• KYR + planning guides
• ICE in the courthouse

• Nevada

• ACLU of NV

• New Hampshire

• Immigrants’ Rights and Welcome Information

• New Jersey

• What to do if approached by ICE in NJ
• NJ KYR Cards

• New Mexico

• KYR: What to do
• City of Albequerque KYR
• Immigrants’ Rights Resources

• New York

• Deportation Defense Manual (Make the Road)
• Community Resources for Immigrant NYers
• NY State Guidance on Safeguarding the Rights of Immigrant Students
• Interacting with ICE in Courts in NYC

• North Carolina

• KYR ACLU of NC guide
• Comprehensive Fact Sheets of Immigrants’ Rights

• North Dakota

• Immigrants’ Rights Updates

• Ohio

• ICE, police, detention, and deportation guide
• KYR guides for Ohio

• Oklahoma

• Know Your Rights if stopped/arrested
• KYR: detention, DACA, general

• Oregon

• Oregon Sanctuary Laws
• KYR: ACLU of Oregon Guide
• KYR when dealing w/ police and immigration

• Pennsylvania

• Know Your Rights w/ Immigration Agents
• Philadelphia Migrant Rights
• DACA and H1B visas

• Rhode Island

• KYR Rhode Island

• South Carolina

• SC Know Your Rights
• ACLU of SC guide

• South Dakota

• Rapid Response Toolkit

• Tennessee

• Guide for undocumented Tennessee residents
• KYR: ICE and police stops

• Texas

• KYR: Texas overview
• KYR: UT
• Know your rights, know your power
• Texas travel advisory map
• KYR: Houston

• Utah

• Immigrant + Refugee Rights
• KYR while undocumented/during protests

• Vermont

• Immigrant Rights VT
• Legal and Rights-based Resources

• Virginia (see DMV Resources)
• Washington

• KYR Resources
• KYR w/ ICE

• West Virginia

• ACLU of WV Guide

• Wisconsin

• Immigrant Rights’ Campaigns/Info in Wisconsin

• Wyoming

• KYR guide/ community resources
• KYR immigrant students

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If getting a “403” error when trying to view one of the above links:

National Immigration Legal Services Directory: https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory

NATIONAL RESOURCE HUB W/ UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION

• https://readytostay.org/ 
• *This new database from Ready to Stay provides community resources, advocate resources, and places to seek legal aid

ICE RAIDS/REDADAS:

• ICE Raids Toolkit: https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/ 
• ICE WATCH: https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/icewatch/ 
• Rapid Response Toolkit: https://www.justice4all.org/rapid-response-toolkit/ 
• ICE Warrants 101: https://coloradoimmigrant.org/related/understand-the-difference-between-judicial-warrants-and-ice-warrants/ 
• ICE Warrants & Subpoenas: https://www.nilc.org/resources/warrants-and-subpoenas-facts/ 
• Report ICE sightings nationwide: https://juntosseguros.com/ 
• When ICE is watching: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1r6YEN89QvTJ7MvvfllRpS5IdoA7cAFVb 
• Learn more about ICE Raids: https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids/ 
• What to do if you ARE Arrested or Detained by Immigration: https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/ 

Know Your Rights under Trump Administration Policy Changes:

• KYR: Trump’s registration requirement: https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-trumps-registration-requirement-for-immigrants/ 
• KYR: airports and ports of entry: https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry 
• KYR: Guide for noncitizens participating in protests: https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Protest-Know-Your-Rights-nilc-2020-1.pdf 
• KYR: expedited removal expansion (helpful for any undocumented person who has been in the U.S. less than 2 years): https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-expedited-removal-expansion/ 
• KYR for SCHOOLS: https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/National-Immigration-Law-Center-Updates-Advice-Schools 
• Health Care/Insurance for Immigrants: https://www.nilc.org/resources/health-insurance-and-care-rights/ 
• Health Care Providers and Immigration Enforcement: Know Your Rights, Know Your Patients’ Rights: https://www.nilc.org/resources/healthcare-provider-and-patients-rights-imm-enf/ 
• KYR for Employers: What to do if ICE comes to your Workplace: https://www.nilc.org/resources/a-guide-for-employers-what-to-do-if-immigration-comes-to-your-workplace/ 

Know Your Rights (general)

• Know Your Rights with ICE: https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice/ 

• Available in dozens of other languages

• KYR: at HOME and on the Street: https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice/#ICE-at-Home-and-on-the-Street 
• KYR: in your CAR: https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice/#ICE-stops-your-car 
• KYR: when ICE lies to you: https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice/#ICE-is-lying 
• KYR: from detention
• Know Your Rights Toolkit: https://www.ilrc.org/resources/community/know-your-rights-toolkit 
• KYR in the 100-mile border zone: https://www.aclutx.org/en/know-your-rights/border-pocket-guide 
• KYR with border patrol: https://www.acluaz.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/aclu_border_rights.pdf 
• KYR + safety tips: https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NILC_KnowYourRights-ENG.pdf 
• KYR/ immigration + abortion: https://reprolegalhelpline.org/your-rights-when-contacted-by-immigration/ 
• KYR: Anti-muslim discrimination: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights-discrimination-against-immigrants-and-muslims 
• KYR: recently arrived Afghans: https://www.instagram.com/projectanar/p/DDfofV-xXUK/?hl=en 

Resources for navigating ICE detention and immigration arrests:

• What to do if you are arrested or detained by ICE: https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/ 
• How to find a loved one after a U.S. immigration arrest: https://www.nilc.org/resources/how-to-find-a-loved-one-after-a-u-s-immigration-arrest/ 
• Guide to paying immigration bonds: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/resources-all/cebondsguide 

Other helpful resources:

• Printable red cards: https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas 

• *Anyone can print these Know Your Rights cards out, spread them within your community!

• Step-by-step Family Preparedness Plan: https://www.ilrc.org/resources/step-step-family-preparedness-plan 
• We have Rights Campaign: https://www.wehaverights.us/ 
• State map on immigration enforcement: https://www.ilrc.org/state-map-immigration-enforcement-2024 
• Updated info on sanctuary policies: https://nipnlg.org/work/resources/setting-record-straight-about-sanctuary-policies-response-threats-against-sanctuary 
• Fact Sheet on Rescission of Protected Areas Policy: https://www.nilc.org/resources/factsheet-trumps-rescission-of-protected-areas-policies-undermines-safety-for-all/ 
• Latest DACA developments: https://www.nilc.org/resources/latest-daca-developments/ 
• Explainer on the Laken Riley Act and Mandatory Detention: https://nipnlg.org/sites/default/files/2025-01/2025_NIPNLG-Laken-Riley.pdf 

**If you’re looking to volunteer and support immigrant rights organizations, check out this database for volunteer opportunities in your city: https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/volunteer/ 

Know Your Rights by State:

• Alabama

• https://www.aclualabama.org/en/know-your-rights/if-asked-about-immigration-status#:~:text=You%20have%20the%20right%20to,papers%2C%20you%20must%20show%20them.

• Alaska

• https://visamerica.com/immigration/if-ice-visits-you/ 

• Arizona

• https://www.acluaz.org/en/know-your-rights-police-or-immigration-agents 
• https://www.respuestarapidatucson.com/ 
• https://firrp.org/know-your-rights-videos/ 
• https://grijalva.house.gov/constituent-services/know-your-rights/ 

• Arkansas

• https://aidarkansas.com/resource/know-your-rights/ 

• California

• https://www.ccijustice.org/find-your-local-rr-hotline 
• https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imm_enfrcmt_know_rts_CA.pdf 
• Northern California: https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resources/guides-reports/know-your-rights-guide-for-immigrant-communities-in-2025 
• Southern California: https://www.aclusocal.org/en/know-your-rights/if-questioned-police-fbi-customs-agents-or-immigration-officers 
• Los Angeles: https://www.instagram.com/nlg.la/p/DFCK-MFJ_LF/?hl=en&img_index=1 

• Colorado

• https://www.aclu-co.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/kyr-immigrantrights_v8_eng.pdf 
• https://www.rmian.org/selfhelp-resources 
• https://www.rmian.org/recursos-de-autoayuda 
• https://coloradoimmigrant.org/our-work/know-your-rights/ 

• Connecticut

• https://cirict.org/know-your-rights/ 
• https://www.acluct.org/en/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights 

• Delaware

• https://www.aclu-de.org/en/know-your-rights/kyr-interacting-ice-law-enforcement#:~:text=In%20Delaware%20and%20other%20parts,equal%20treatment%20under%20the%20law.

• DC/Maryland/Virginia

• DMV (broadly):

• Hotline: https://www.dcmigrantmutualaid.org/hotline 
• ICE Watch 101: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFOXrrbywNl/?igsh=dnAzc3ZwZWg2NXhi 
• If detained: https://amicacenter.org/get-help/ 

• DC

• https://www.acludc.org/en/immigration-rights-and-resources-hub 
• https://familiesuniteddcmetro.org/ 

• Maryland

• https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/ 

• Virginia

• https://www.justice4all.org/rapid-response-toolkit/#PLAN 
• https://www.acluva.org/en/know-your-rights 

• Florida

• https://unitedwedream.org/resources/florida-know-your-rights-know-your-power/#:~:text=to%20identify%20yourself.-,You%20have%20Right%20to%20remain%20silent%20%E2%80%93%20Giving%20false%20information%20can,the%20right%20to%20an%20attorney.
• https://www.aclufl.org/en/issues/immigrants-rights 
• https://immigrantfamily.org/know-your-rights/ 

• Georgia 

• https://www.bwsfirm.com/blog/your-rights-during-an-ice-raid-a-guide-for-georgia-immigrants 
• https://lcfgeorgia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/286/2024/06/Know-Defend-your-Rights-ENG.pdf 
• https://www.welcomingatlanta.com/know-your-rights/ 
• https://www.acluga.org/en/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights#:~:text=provide%20false%20documents.-,Your%20rights,against%20you%20in%20immigration%20court.

• Hawai’i

• https://www.susannahwesley.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Living-in-the-United-States-A-Guide-for-Hawaiis-Immigrant-Youth-Handbook-Revised-6.14.2019.pdf 

• Idaho

• https://www.acluidaho.org/en/know-your-rights/your-rights-immigrant 

• Illinois

• https://immigrantjustice.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-welcome-chicago 
• https://immigrantjustice.org/sites/default/files/uploaded-files/no-content-type/2023-10/NIJC-paquete-de-orientacion-legal-octubre-2023.pdf 
• https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-deportations-mayor-brandon-johnson-launches-know-rights-campaign-cta-amid-fears-trump-immigration-raids/15830469/ 

• Indiana

• https://www.indianalegalservices.org/ilrc/ 

• Iowa

• https://netorgft8280854.sharepoint.com/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2FShared%20Documents%2FAdvocacy%2FKYR%2FEng%2DSpan%20KYR%20tool%2Dkit%2012%2D20%2D24%2Epdf&parent=%2FShared%20Documents%2FAdvocacy%2FKYR&p=true&ga=1 
• https://www.aclu-ia.org/en/know-your-rights/what-do-if-you-are-stopped-police-immigration-agents-or-fbi#:~:text=You%20have%20the%20right%20to%20remain%20silent%20and%20do%20not,show%20me%20your%20papers%E2%80%9D%20law.

• Kansas

• https://www.airrkc.org/know-your-rights.html 

• Kentucky:

• https://www.aclu-ky.org/en/issues/immigrants-rights 

• Louisiana

• https://www.laaclu.org/en/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights#:~:text=Your%20rights,-Most%20people%20who&text=other%20reporting%20conditions.-,You%20have%20the%20right%20to%20call%20a%20lawyer%20or%20your,hearing%20before%20an%20immigration%20judge.
• https://lasc.libguides.com/immigration/deportation 
• https://www.whiddonlawoffice.com/blog/rights-of-non-citizens-in-louisiana-criminal-proceedings/ 

• Maine:

• https://www.aclumaine.org/en/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-immigration-agents-buses 
• https://ilapmaine.org/know-your-rights#:~:text=You%20do%20not%20have%20to%20open%20the%20door%20or%20let,to%20speak%20to%20a%20lawyer.

• Maryland (see DMV section)
• Massachusetts

• https://miracoalition.org/news/know-your-rights/ 
• https://www.aclum.org/en/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-if-you-are-questioned-about-your-immigration-status 

• Michigan

• https://www.aclumich.org/en/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-during-and-after-immigration-raids 
• https://michiganimmigrant.org/#:~:text=You%20can%20call%20us%20at,%2D800%2D968%2D4046.

• Minnesota

• https://iimn.org/news/know-your-rights/ 
• https://www.ilcm.org/immigration-resources/know-your-rights/ 

• Mississippi

• https://yourmira.org/our-issues/know-your-rights/ 
• https://www.findlaw.com/immigration/immigration-laws-and-resources/mississippi-state-immigration-laws.html 

• Missouri

• https://moora.org/resource-guide/know-your-rights 

• Montana

• https://www.aclumontana.org/en/issues/immigrants-rights 

• Nebraska

• https://ciraconnect.org/know-your-rights/ 
• https://www.aclunebraska.org/en/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-ice-courthouse 

• Nevada

• https://www.aclunv.org/en/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights 

• New Hampshire

• https://welcomingnh.org/immigrants-rights-and-information/ 

• New Jersey

• https://www.aclu-nj.org/en/know-your-rights/what-do-if-youre-approached-immigration-officials-new-jersey 
• https://www.njimmigrantjustice.org/know_your_rights_cards 

• New Mexico

• https://www.nmilc.org/know-your-rights 
• https://www.cabq.gov/office-of-equity-inclusion/about-office-of-equity-inclusion/immigrant-refugee-affairs/know-your-rights 
• https://www.nmpovertylaw.org/resource-page/immigrants-rights-know-your-rights/ 

• New York

• https://maketheroadny.org/we-protect-us/ 
• https://www.nyic.org/resources-training/kyr/ 
• https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/oag-go-sed-immigration-students.pdf 
• https://mobilizationforjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/Interacting-with-ICE-in-Courts.pdf 

• North Carolina

• https://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/en/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-immigrants-rights#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20not%20a,your%20consent%20or%20probable%20cause.
• https://www.ncjustice.org/projects/immigrant-refugee-rights/overview/know-your-rights-immigration/ 

• North Dakota

• https://www.aclund.org/en/issues/immigrants-rights 

• Ohio

• https://www.ohiolegalhelp.org/topic/ice-police-detention-deportation 
• https://immigration.ablelaw.org/know-your-rights/ 

• Oklahoma

• https://www.daok.org/know-your-rights#:~:text=You%20do%20not%20have%20to,status%20or%20provide%20false%20documents.
• https://www.acluok.org/en/know-your-rights/immigrant-rights 

• Oregon

• https://www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/civil-rights/sanctuary-promise/#:~:text=Oregon%20Sanctuary%20Laws%20say%3A,law%20enforcement%20or%20government%20agencies.
• https://www.aclu-or.org/en/know-your-rights-immigrants-rights 
• https://oregonlawhelp.org/topics/immigration/know-your-rights-when-dealing-police-and-immigration 

• Pennsylvania

• https://www.aclupa.org/en/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-police-and-immigration-agents 
• https://clsphila.org/employment/immigrant-rights/ 
• https://www.casasanjose.org/know-your-rights 

• Rhode Island

• https://www.immigrantcoalitionri.org/know-your-rights#:~:text=Carry%20a%20Rights%20Card,Ctrl%2DP%20on%20your%20keyboard.

• South Carolina

• https://www.scjustice.org/brochure/sc-know-your-rights/ 
• https://www.aclusc.org/en/issues/immigrants-rights 

• South Dakota

• https://www.sdvfpeace.org/rapid-response-resources.html 

• Tennessee

• https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/01/06/undocumented-tennessee-immigration-rights/ 
• https://www.tnimmigrant.org/rights#:~:text=Don't%20claim%20to%20be,your%20citizenship%20or%20immigration%20status.

• Texas

• https://txilc.org/txilc-program/know-your-rights/ 
• https://global.utexas.edu/isss/immigration/know-your-rights 
• https://unitedwedream.org/resources/texas-know-your-rights-know-your-power/ 
• https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/Texas%20Travel%20Advisory%20Map%20-%20Color.pdf 
• https://houstonimmigration.org/for-community/kyr/ 

• Utah

• https://www.acluutah.org/en/know-your-rights/immigrants-refugee-rights-if-you-have-been-arrested-or-detained 
• https://dream.utah.edu/RIGHTS%20OF%20IMMIGRANTS.pdf 

• Vermont

• https://migrantjustice.net/immigrant-rights 
• https://www.vtlanguagejustice.org/projects-6 

• Virginia (see DMV Resources)
• Washington

• https://www.nwirp.org/resources/kyr/ 
• https://waisn.org/kyrice/ 

• West Virginia

• https://www.acluwv.org/en/issues/immigrants-rights 

• Wisconsin

• https://wisdomwisconsin.org/immigration 

• Wyoming

• https://wyomingiap.org/community-resources/ 
• https://www.aclu-wy.org/en/kyr-immigrant-students