Immigration Hotlines | Líneas Directas de Inmigración

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National Immigration & Refugee Hotlines

• National Immigration Detention Hotline: 1-209-757-3733 (open Monday through Friday 12pm to 8pm PST) or for more information on the hotline you can also go to: https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/hotline 
• United We Dream. To report a raid call 1-844-363-1423. Or send a text message to 877877. If possible, take photos and videos, and notes.
• National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) hotline: 1-844-500-3222
• Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative – SIFI (Southern Poverty Law Center) Helpline 1-800-591-3656 or 1-404-521-6700
• Tahirih’s Afghan Asylum Line 1-888-991-0852 Open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.

LGBTQ Immigrant Hotlines

• Immigration Equality – National LGBTQ Immigrant Rights Legal Emergency Help: 1-212-714-2904 (hotline open weekdays during daytime hours EST) or go to their website to fill out a contact form: www.immigrationequality.org/get-legal-help/#.WphaiRPwYWo 
• National Immigrant Justice Center: NIJC LGBTQ Immigrant Rights Initiative provides legal services to low-income immigrants who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and those who are living with HIV. Call: 1-773-672-6551 (Wednesdays & Fridays between 10:00 am – 12:00 pm) or by email lgbtimmigrants@heartlandalliance.org  *Note: Geography — our direct representation work is limited to the Midwest, mostly those appearing before Chicago immigration courts. This limitation does not apply to detained individuals or those seeking assistance with an appeal.
• Trans Queer Pueblo: this is not a hotline, but a group based in Arizona that provides support and resources for and by the LGBTQ+ community. They can help mobilize support systems and advocate for the rights of LGBTQ+ immigrants and refugees in the Southern border region who have been detained, are at threat of deportation, or have been subject to abuse and/or violation of rights. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/transqueerpueblo/  or via their website: www.tqpueblo.org 

Missing Migrant Hotlines

Fill out this online form (instructions in Spanish & English): https://www.colibricenter.org/report-a-missing-border-crosser/ 

• If the person crossed the Mexican border into Texas:
• South Texas Human Rights Center
• Reportar un mirant desaparacido/to report a missing migrant: llame a/call 1-361-325-2555 Email MPSTHRC@gmail.com
• If the person is lost on the Mexican side of the border: http://forms.nomoredeaths.org/searching-for-someone-missing-at-the-border/lost-or-missing-in-mexico/

TEXAS

• Houston Immigrants’ Rights Hotline: 1-833-468-4664 (Callers can get assistance in understanding recent executive orders as well as existing immigration policies. ACLU of Texas, Houston Immigration Legal Service Collaborative, Tahirih Justice Center, Vinson & Elkins LLP and Houston Volunteer Lawyers)
• Austin & Travis County: 1-512-270-1515 You can also text “WATCHICE” to 877877 (Community Defense Line)\

National Immigration Legal Services Directory

https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/organization.393336-Catholic_Charities_of_Central_Texas_Immigration_Legal_Services_Austin_Offi 

Catholic Charities of Central Texas - Immigration Legal Services (Austin Office)        

• Location: 1625 Rutherford LnBldg A, 2nd Floor Austin, TX 78754
• Website: http://www.ccctx.org 
• Email: ils-reception@ccctx.org
• Phone: (512) 651-6125
• Fax: (512) 494-0246
• Contact methods: Email, Phone calls
• Appointments accepted: Yes

Catholic Charities of Central Texas (CCCTX) provides immigration legal services to immigrants in order to reunite and preserve families, protect the rights of the immigrant community, and promote self-sufficiency through high quality, low-cost immigration assistance.

Services Provided

Freedom For Immigrants

https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/hotline 

National Detention & Abuse Reporting Hotlines

• The National Immigration Detention Hotline is the nation’s largest immigration detention hotline, connecting immigrants in detention to their family, resources, and abuse documentation support at no cost to them. For family and community members on the outside, and for recently released individuals, FFI’s Outside Hotline provides another pathway to resources, connection, and abuse documentation support.

• Dial 9233# to access the National Immigration Detention Hotline from inside detention, Mondays through Fridays from 8am-8pm PT / 11am-11pm ET. Hotline calls are free and unmonitored.

WHAT WE DO

Monitor Abuse

• The free and confidential National Immigration Detention Hotline makes it easier for people in detention to report abuse without fear of government retaliation and be connected with resources. Through the hotline, we help individuals document and report abuse, and in some cases file federal civil rights complaints. Learn more here.

Elevate Stories

• Through the National Immigration Detention Hotline, we receive requests from people in detention and their loved ones to share their stories. We help people in detention and their families to write op-eds, connect with media, or share their stories through our own platform, IMMPrint. Learn more here.

Find and Connect to Family

• Through the Outside Hotline, we receive hundreds of requests a year from families on the outside whose loved ones have disappeared in the secretive detention system. We help reconnect families separated by U.S. immigration policies. Learn more here.

Connect to Resources

• We connect people in detention to our visitor volunteers and to FFI’s National Immigration Detention Bond Fund. We also connect callers from both hotlines to legal resources and other resources through our partners.

Immigrants' Rights Hotline: 1-833-HOU-IMMI

https://www.aclutx.org/en/campaigns/hotline 

The Houston Immigrants' Rights Hotline is a source of timely and accurate information about changing immigration laws and referrals to legal services providers and attorneys. Beginning March 12, 2018, the hotline (1-833-HOU-IMMI) will take calls from 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. Calls will be taken in Spanish and English, with interpretation available in Vietnamese, Mandarin, Arabic, and other languages.

Call 1-833-HOU-IMMI (1-833-468-4664) for information about the following:

• Your rights as an immigrant;
• Changes to immigration law and how it might affect your family;
• How to report an incident of hate or discrimination;
• Help someone who is in immigration detention;
• Help finding a free or low-cost immigration attorney;
• Report an immigration raid or "sweep" in your area;
• Upcoming events and how to get involved in your community.

The Hotline is a project of the ACLU of Texas, the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative (HILSC), Boat People SOS, BakerRipley, United We Dream, Houston Volunteer Lawyers, and Tahirih Justice Center.

https://guides.sll.texas.gov/immigration-law/legal-assistance 

Who can I contact?

• Texas Immigrant Rights Hotline
  Provided by Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaboration (HLSC), this hotline is staffed by volunteer attorneys who can answer questions about immigration law and provide referrals for legal services. If you need assistance in a language other than English, a translator may be available to assist.
• American Gateways
  American Gateways provides legal assistance to low-income immigrants in the Central Texas region and can assist with various immigration-related matters like asylum petitions, VAWA petitions, T Visas, U Visas, representation in the San Antonio Immigration Court, permanent residency and naturalization, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and family-based petitions.
• Immi
  Immi provides legal information, pro-bono referrals, and an online screening tool for immigrants in the U.S. It was created by Immigration Advocates Network and Pro Bono Net to help immigrants understand their legal options.
• Immigration Law Help
  A directory of immigration legal aid services available in Texas.
• Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES)
  RAICES provides counseling services and legal representation to immigrant families and refugees in Central and South Texas.
• Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON)
  JFON provides free or low-cost immigration legal services to immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
• Texas Here to Stay / Texas No Nos Vamos
  Texas Here to Stay provides legal information and services like legal clinics and forums in Central Texas.
• Tahirih Justice Center
  The Tahirih Justice Center provides legal aid and other services to immigrant women who have a claim to legal status under U.S. immigration law as survivors of gender-based violence.
• Mosaic Family Services
  Mosaic Family Services is a nonprofit organization that provides case management, counseling, legal assistance, and shelter to refugees and immigrants in North Texas who are victims of domestic violence and human trafficking.