Resources

Do not open your door if ICE or police come to your house

ICE and police must have a valid judicial warrant to enter your house without your consent

If ICE enters your house, you always have the right to ask them to leave and you always have the right to refuse that they search your house or your person

We Have Rights Videos in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Mandarin, Haitian Creole, Russian, & Urdu: (ACLU & Brooklyn Defender Services, 2018)

Know Your Rights: Immigrants' Rights (ACLU, 2025)

Immigration Know Your Rights & Advocate Training Video (Immigrant Legal Resource Center, 2025)

Know Your Rights: If Questioned by Police, FBI, Customs Agents, or Immigration Officers (ACLU of Southern California, 2026)

Know Your Rights: If ICE Stops You in Public (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2025)

Know Your Rights When Confronted by ICE (Immigrant Legal Resource Center, 2025)

Know Your Rights: What to Do if Immigration Stops You (National Immigration Law Center, 2025)

Know Your Rights During a Traffic Stop (National Lawyers Guild, 2023)

Immigration Know Your Rights & Advocate Training Video (Immigrant Legal Resource Center, 2025)

Know Your Rights: Immigration-Enforcement Actions at California Schools Guide for Students and Families (CA Office of the Attorney General, 2025)

For School Officials - Know Your Rights: Quick Reference for School Officials (CA Office of the Attorney General, 2025)

Know Your Rights at Airports: International and Domestic (Asian Law Caucus, 2026)

Know Your Rights: U.S. Airports and Ports of Entry (ACLU of Northern CA, 2026)

Do not resist arrest, even if you believe the arrest is unfair

You have the right to remain silent 

You have the right to make a local phone call

Do not discuss your immigration status with anyone but your lawyer

Do not sign anything without talking to a lawyer

Know Your Rights: Stopped by Police (ACLU, 2025)

What Are My Rights When I Am Stopped by the Police? (National Center for Youth Law, 2021)

Observers have the right to take photographs of anything plainly visible in a public space

If observers are on private property, the property owner may set rules about taking photographs

Police officers may not confiscate or demand to view your digital photographs or video without a warrant

Police may not search your cell phone or camera when they arrest you, unless they get a warrant.

Police may not delete your photographs or video under any circumstances

Know Your Rights: Recording and Documenting Police and Federal Agents (ACLU, 2026)

Know Your Rights Observing, Documenting, Recording in CA (CA Department of Industrial Relations, 2026)

Know Your Rights: Protesters’ Rights (ACLU, 2026)

Know Your Rights: When Protesting (ACLU of Southern California, 2026)

Know Your Rights: A Guide for Protestors (National Lawyers Guild, 2022)

Know Your Rights: ICE at Immigration Court (National Immigrant Justice Center, 2025)

Know Your Rights: Information Packet About Detention, Deportation, and Defenses Under U.S. Immigration Law (National Immigrant Justice Center, 2024)

Join the Mendocino County Rapid Response Network and be Supplied with Red Cards by the Network

Know Your Rights Red Cards to Print (Immigrant Legal Resource Center)

Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan (Immigration Legal Resource Center, 2026)

An Orientation to Family Preparedness Plans in California Video (immigrant Legal Resource Center, 2026)

Emergency Preparedness (Immigration Defense Project)

Request Support from Local Volunteer

A Guide for Employers: What to Do if Immigration Comes to Your Workplace (National Immigration Law Center, 2025)

How to be a 4th Amendment Workplace Training VIDEO (Siembra NC, 2025)

Know Your Rights - Signs of Solidarity for Workplaces (Immigrant Legal Resource Center, 2025)

Request Support/Training from Local Volunteer

Request Local Help

Community Guide in Case of Detention (California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, 2026)

My Community Member Was Arrested by ICE - What Do I Do? (National Immigration Project, 2025)

Online Detainee Locator System (United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement)

Information about Locating a Minor in Detention (United States Department of Health & Human Services)

List of ICE Field Offices (United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement)

List of Detention Facilities (United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement)

Automated Case Information System (ACIS) (United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review) Using the A #, you can look up next immigration court hearing using this link or call 1-800-898-7180. You can also check for outstanding removal orders and prior deportations by an immigration judge.

Know Your Rights Toolkit for Detained Community Members (National Immigrant Justice Center, 2024)

How to Defend Your Own Case (Florence Immigrant & Refugee Project)

Request a Referral for a Low-Cost/No-Cost Consult

National List of Free Attorneys & Accredited Representatives (United States Department of Justice, 2026)

National Immigration Legal Services Directory (Immigration Advocates Network)

Directory of Paid Immigration Attorneys (American Immigration Lawyers Association)

Know Your Rights: Avoid Immigration Fraud (National Immigrant Justice Center, 2026)

Protect Yourself from Immigration Scams (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2026)

Document Using SALUTE (Mendocino County Rapid Response Network, 2026)

Guide to Documenting Unmarked Police Vehicles (Tucscon Community Rapid Response, 2026)

Filming Immigration Enforcement: Tips for Documenting & Sharing Footage (WITNESS, 2026)

Your Questions Answered: Filming ICE Interactions Safely (American Civil Liberties Union, 2026)

Practical Tips on Filming Immigration and Law Enforcement [Presentation Slides] (WITNESS & the New York Immigration Coalition, 2025)

Real or Rumor: How to Verify Online Reports of ICE Raids (United We Dream and WITNESS, 2020)

#CommunitiesNotCages Toolkit: A Toolkit to Fight Detention and Deportations (Detention Watch Network, 2025)

Eight Things You Can Do to Stop ICE (CrimethInc, 2025)

Resilience & Community Care Toolkit: A Toolkit for Immigration Justice Leaders (United We Dream, 2024)

Digital Security Checklists for Activists (Activistchecklist.org)

Digital Security Essentials (Activistchecklist.org, 2026)

Surveillance Self-Defense: Tips, Tools, and How-Tos for Safer Online Communications (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

How to: Use Signal (Electronic Frontier Foundation, 2025)

North Bay Rapid Response Network (Sonoma, Napa & Solano Counties)

Centro del Pueblo Rapid Response Network (Humboldt County)

Sacramento Rapid Response Network [NorCal Resist] (Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba Counties)