National Resources

Disclaimer: This page is intended to help answer common questions regarding immigration to the United States by providing introductory resources.  This page does not provide legal advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.  We strongly suggest consulting with an attorney regarding any of these questions or issues.

Resources for Finding Legal Representation

These links provide guidance for finding legal representation in immigration matters across the United States.

• A guide to help immigrants find legal advice from the American Immigration Lawyers Association

• A national legal services directory from the Immigration Advocates Network

• A free online legal screening tool for undocumented youth from Educators for Fair Consideration

• A list of free legal services by state from the U.S. Department of Justice

Resources for Non-Legal Services

• A list of scholarships for immigrants and a guide for working as an undocumented immigrant from Educators for Fair Consideration

• Information on health care for immigrants from the National Immigrant Law Center

• A compilation of rights and benefits associated with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), from the National Immigrant Law Center

• An overview of educational rights and resources for immigrants from the National Immigrant Law Center

• A comprehensive list of benefits for economic support that are available to immigrants, including food assistance and disaster assistance, from the National Immigrant Law Center

Resources for Understanding and Dealing with the Deportation Process

• The National Immigration Law Center provides a personal and family guide for people who have been detained and face deportation

• The Immigrant Legal Resource Center outlines a plan to prepare in case a family member is detained or faces deportation (also available in Spanish)

• Detention Rights: The National Immigration Project provides printable guides for knowing and enforcing your rights when in immigration detention (also available in Spanish)

• Detention Rights: This Community Resource Kit prepared by the National Immigration Project provides step-by-step guidance on what to do when a family member is detained (also available in Spanish)

• This Spanish factsheet, prepared by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, includes tips for community members to remain calm and stay safe in the current deportation climate

• The Immigrant Justice Network helps you understand who can be deported and how deportation proceedings begin

Resources for Knowing Your Rights

• Know Your Rights Fact Sheet: Everyone living in the U.S. has certain basic rights under the U.S. Constitution. This fact sheet from the National Immigration Law Center describes the rights you have and provides suggestions for what you should do to assert your rights. The fact sheet is available in English, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, and Korean

• Video Guide: The ACLU's video guide explains what you should do when you are questioned about your immigration status

• Red Cards: The Immigrant Legal Resource Center provides Red Cards to help people assert their rights and defend themselves against constitutional violations. Red cards provide critical information on how to assert these rights, along with an explanation to ICE agents that the individual is indeed asserting their rights. Click here for more information on red cards

• Rights of Victims of Crimes: The National Immigration Project provides guides for handling gender and workplace violence