Policy and Advocacy Resources

• NEW: Health Care Providers and Immigration Enforcement: Know Your Rights, Know Your Patients’ Rights | NILC
  This factsheet provides advice to community health centers and other health care facilities on how to prepare for and respond to enforcement actions by immigration officials. NOTE: Last updated December 2024, prior to the revocation of the sensitive locations policy.
• Messaging Guide: Immigration Enforcement in Sensitive Locations/Protected Areas | Children Thrive Action Network
  Messaging guide to help providers understand what they can do to continue protecting the community amidst the rescission of the Protected Areas Policy.
• Guide for Public Health Actions for Immigrant Rights
  Comprehensive and historical overview of immigration and how public health organizations can participate in policy advocacy to protect immigrant rights.

Protecting Patients: Resources for Organizations and Staff

• Promoting Safe and Secure Healthcare Access for All | California Attorney General
  Guidance and model policies to assist California’s healthcare facilities in responding to immigration issues (December 2024)
• Red Cards | ILRC
  Artwork for printing out "Know Your Rights" red cards in 16 languages
• Health Care Providers and Immigration Enforcement: Know Your Rights, Know Your Patients' Rights | NILC
  A page dedicated to educating providers about how to protect your patients
• If Federal Immigration Agents Visit a Public Health Site | King County
  A presentation on how to respond to visits from ICE as a health center (June 2017)
• Workplace Raids Action Plan | AILA
  An hour-by-hour action plan advising how an organization should respond to an ICE raid (January 2011)

Community-Facing Resources

• California Immigrant Policy Center SB 54
  Clarifies how the CA “Sanctuary State” law, SB 54, protects immigrants.
• Family Preparedness Plan
  A step by step guide for immigrant families to prepare for immigration-related issues.
• Immigration Defense Project KYR Webpage
  Includes a flyer for community members about Know Your Rights in 16 languages
• National Immigration Law Center KYR Webpage
  At the top of each paragraph are resources regarding that topic in different languages.
• National Immigration Legal Services Directory
  A national database where local legal resources can be found by simply entering your zipcode.
• Living in Limbo: A Guide to Understanding Your Rights, Benefits, and Obligations When You Have No Immigration Status
• ACLU Know Your Rights in Scenarios
  Comprehensive scenario based page that has information regarding different situations that may affect undocumented immigrants.

NOTE: THIS WEBPAGE DOES NOT CONTAIN LEGAL ADVICE

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