New immigration and deportation policies have many families worried, and agencies who provide services struggling to keep up. Here are some helpful resources to assist families during these turbulent times. Please note we will update this list periodically.
About the New Immigration Policies:
- Memo from Department of Homeland Security outlining new policies
- New ICE Raids – What Immigrants Need to Know (National Immigration Law Center)
Legal Rights and Resources:
- Know Your Rights (National Immigration Law Center) English and Spanish; sample know-your-rights cards in English and Spanish
- Know your rights, what to do if stopped by police, ICE raids, anti-Muslim discrimination, and more (ACLU)
- Find immigration law help
- Bay Area immigration resources EHSD, Catholic Charities
- CCISCO is starting a Rapid Response Network for people experiencing or at risk of deportation
- Ensuring Opportunity has a list of “Know Your Rights” workshops happening in Contra Costa County
Making a Family Plan:
- Family Preparedness Plan (Immigrant Legal Resource Center) in English and Spanish
- Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and Support Staff (American Federation of Teachers)
Helping Children:
- Raising kids in turbulent times (Rona Renner, RN & Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne, PhD)
- Helping kids cope with trauma (PBS Kids)
- Children experiencing traumatic separation (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- Moving beyond trauma: Child migrants and refugees (Child Trends)
- Health and Human Services Needs for U.S. Citizen Children with Deported Parents (Urban Institute)
- Teaching Tolerance, resources for Immigrant and Refugee Children
- Questions about young children’s development? Call 211 and ask for Help Me Grow
- Find local children’s mental health services: We Care, Early Childhood Mental Health Program, Lynn Center
Sanctuary/Safe Haven Policies:
- Fact sheet about safe spaces (US Dept. of Education); preschool and child care sites are considered “sensitive locations”
- Sanctuary cities in Contra Costa County: Richmond, San Pablo, and Martinez
- Safe Haven resolutions from Contra Costa County School Districts: Oakley, Pittsburg, Mt Diablo, West Contra Costa
Reliable groups/experts to follow on Twitter:
- National Immigration Law Center, @NILC_org
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center, @ILRC_SF
- The American Immigration Lawyers Association, @AILANational
- American Civil Liberties Union, @ACLU and @ACLU_NorCal
- Univision, @UnivisionNews
- Alan Gomez, immigration reporter at USA Today, @alangomez
- Tatiana Sanchez, Bay Area News Group Immigration Reporter, @TatianaYSanchez