Immigrant Rights and Resources

Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when interacting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

• Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas, available in multiple languages from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC).
• How to use Red Cards, guide in multiple languages.

Additional Guides 

• Immigrant Defense Project Toolkit: Know Your Rights with ICE, available in multiple languages.
• Know Your Rights 4 Immigrants app – NAKASEC - prepare, learn, and respond to risk of being detained; available in 17 languages (Android & Apple store).
• Just Neighbors: Know Your Rights Resources, available in multiple languages.
• Indigenous language resources - know your rights in Maya Mam.
• Virginia Grassroots: Immigration Rights
• National Immigrant Justice Center: Know Your Rights, available in English and Spanish.
• ACLU of Virginia: Know Your Rights, links to list of immigration legal services.

Plan Ahead

• Rapid Response Toolkit - from the Legal Aid Justice Center, covers emergency planning, guardianship, and power of attorney guidance. Available in English and Spanish.
• Family Preparedness Plan - from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, available in English and Spanish.
• Preparedness Packets - from United We Dream, available in English and Spanish.

Locate People

• Online Detainee Locator System - public, web-based system that allows family members, legal representatives, and members of the public to locate individuals who are detained by ICE.
• Using the Online Detainee Locator System -  describes how to use the online detainee locator system.

Find An Immigration Court

• Operational Status Map and Court Listing - enter your ZIP code in the "Keyword search" box to find the immigration court most likely assigned to your case.
• General Information about the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).

• Ayuda (Fairfax Office) - provides direct legal services for various family and humanitarian-based immigration matters.

2701 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22031
(703) 444-7009
www.ayuda.com

• Just Neighbors - provides immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, aiming to enhance financial stability and community participation.

7630 Little River Tpk. #900, Annandale, VA 22003
(703) 979-1240
www.justneighbors.org

• Legal Aid Justice Center - provides direct legal services for various family and humanitarian-based immigration matters.

6402 Arlington Blvd, Suite 1130, Falls Church, VA 22042
(703) 778-3450
www.justice4all.org

• Lutheran Social Services - offers refugee & immigration services, providing assistance with adjustment of status, employment authorization, family-based petitions, and naturalization/citizenship.

7401 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043
(703) 698-5026
www.lssnca.org/programs/legal-services.html

• United Community Progreso Literacy and Citizenship Center - offers immigration assistance and citizenship classes.

Gerry Hyland Government Center
8350 Richmond Hwy, Suite 325, Alexandria, VA 22309
(703) 799-8830
www.unitedcommunity.org/immigration-assistance/

Education Support

• Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Resources for Immigrant Families - offering a safe, welcoming, and inclusive learning environment for all students, regardless of immigration status.

Response Resources

• Virginia Rapid Response Hotline : 855-AYU-DAR1 (855-298-3271).
• CASA Virginia Raid Hotline, to report ICE encounters : 888-214-6016.
• Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, available Monday- Friday/ 9am-5pm : 202-331-3320.
• Informed Immigrant, important and trusted resources for immigrants in the U.S.

Neighboring Communities

• Arlington County resources for immigrants, available in English and Spanish
• Loudoun County resources for immigrants , available in English and Spanish
• Prince William County Public Schools immigration protocols