The flurry of new Executive Orders and daily immigration-related communications is a lot to keep track of, let alone decipher fact from fiction.

Yet, because of the impact of these changing policies, it is imperative that our team (and, hopefully, our community) remain in the know.

Thankfully, there are some great resources out there that help curb some of the confusion - and we thought you’d appreciate knowing about them as well! Here is a list of reliable resources that our team is deferring to in this rollercoaster of a season - we hope it can serve as a source of knowledge and clarity for you and yours. [This list will be regularly updated as policies continue to be announced.]:

Resources

• [Video Recording] Manzanita House Virtual Know Your Rights Workshop

• [PDF] Know Your Rights Workshop slideshow

• [Video] What is Asylum?

• Know Your Rights: Immigration Policy After the Election by Immigration Legal Aid Director and Immigration Attorney Sam Smith

• Report any activity you witness involving Border Control or ICE to the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) at hotline@waisn.org or 844-724-3737

• The Immigration Policy Tracking Project existed during the last Trump administration and they are back now! They keep track of policy changes, EOs, proclamations, etc. Be sure to filter by Trump 2.0 to get only this term's policies.

• The American Immigration Lawyers Association has a similar tracker

• Another trusted resource, generally, is the American Immigration Council - they do good work in advocacy and education and regularly post timely articles.

• This helpful Substack written by Austin Kocher, who generally focuses on America's immigration enforcement system.

• We Have Rights - An empowerment campaign video series to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).

• NWIRP Advisory to Nonprofit Organizations and Social Services Providers (Jan. 2025).pdf

• A Guide for Employers: What to Do if Immigration Comes to Your Workplace NILC, 2024 

• Advice for Non-Profits if ICE comes., New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and Lawyers Alliance for New York. 

• Protecting Immigrants from ICE Enforcement, California Primary Care Association. 

• WARRANTS AND SUBPOENAS What to Look Out For and How to Respond, NILC, 2020. 

• Immigrant Safety Plan "Train the Trainer" by the Legal Counsel for Youth and Children

• Immigration Legal Resource Center FREE Printable Red Cards in a variety of languages

• Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) bystander guidelines

• FREE Printable WAISN Know Your Rights flyer (in six different languages)

• This letter of support from the Spokane Police Department

• WAISN FREE Downloadable flyers, brochures, fact sheets and information sheets

• How to talk to your family and friends about refugees and asylum seekers (International Rescue Committee)

Upcoming Trainings

• Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN):

  • Rapid Response Team - WAISN volunteer training:
    Response Teams are groups of trained individuals who are activated to document and provide support to affected families when activity, raids, or detentions by immigration agents are reported in their community. You can join alone or host a watch party! Sat March 29, 2025 12 pm–2 pm HERE

  • Rapid Response Trainings:
    Our community must urgently begin to prepare, inform and organize in the face of this situation and know that in their area there are groups that can document any ICE activity in the community. Join this workshop to learn more about existing rapid response networks that support communities, build pressure to stop detention and deportation, and ultimately keep families together.
    April 24, 2025, 6pm
    May 29, 2025, 6pm
    June 26, 2025, 6pm
    

  • Know Your Rights Workshops:
    May 8, 2025, 6pm
    June 12, 2025, 6pm