Get help

Help that exists right now

Nothing here asks who you are. Every organization was checked by name and site, and only phone numbers we could verify are printed.

If ICE is there now

  • United We Dream — MigraWatch

    English · Español

    Report and verify ICE or CBP activity happening right now, and get walked through what to do. Text alerts: send a message to 877877.

  • NAKASEC 24-hour hotline

    English · 한국어

    Round-the-clock help line for immigrant families, staffed in English and Korean.

  • ICE Online Detainee Locator

    Find where someone is being held. You need their A-number, or their full name, country of birth and date of birth.

Find help in your state

Nationwide

  • National Immigration Legal Services Directory

    The main directory of free and low-cost immigration legal help, searchable by state and county. Start here if you need a lawyer.

  • ACLU — Know Your Rights

    Rights guides and printable red cards in 18 languages, plus lock-screen graphics so your rights are readable without unlocking your phone.

  • Immigrant Legal Resource Center — Family Preparedness Plan

    The template for deciding in advance who picks up your children, who holds your documents, and who has power of attorney. Free, English and Spanish.

  • National Immigrant Justice Center

    Detailed guidance for an encounter with ICE at home, at work, in a car, or in public.

  • Immigrant Defense Project

    Know Your Rights toolkits and legal analysis on how criminal and immigration law interact.

  • CLINIC — Catholic Legal Immigration Network

    A national network of nonprofit immigration legal programs, including many outside major cities.

  • Informed Immigrant

    Plain-language guides on DACA, deportation defense, work, school and healthcare, in English and Spanish.

Phone numbers and programs change. Confirm on the organization's own site before you rely on it.