ICE TOOLKIT

• Fillable & Printable Planning Worksheet by ILRC (عربي, Harshen Hausa, русский, اردو, español) 
• Planning Guide and Worksheets by BASIC – relatively thorough (عربي, Harshen Hausa, русский, اردو, español)
• Checklist by Immigrant Defense Project
• Checklist by CAIR Pittsburgh
• Planning Guide by TIRRC – relatively concise (español)
  
• Worksheets and Checklist by Make the Road – starts page 26 (español)
• Planning Guide and Checklist by HIAS PA – starts page 20

• FYIs on Some Ways that ICE Tries to Trick People in Order to Access & Detain Them

  • from Immigrant Defense Project 

• • from Make the Road (see page 36, the right side of the page in the link)  

• Videos on Best Practices during ICE Encounters:

• • • WeHaveRights.US  – videos of different scenarios, with audio and captions in several languages (including عربي,  русский, اردو, español)!  You may want to rehearse scenarios like the ones included to strengthen preparedness.

    • Know-Your-Rights training video by HIAS PA

• Red Cards for ICE (عربي, Harshen Hausa, русский, اردو, español): Small printable cards to be kept in wallets etc. that recap and assert your rights and best practices. They can be given to ICE to assert your rights in an encounter. Available in many languages. bit.ly/redcards4ice

• HANDOUTS ON RIGHTS BASED ON CONTEXT:  FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF with your rights and recommended practices in advance so that you’re more likely to use them in a possible moment of crisis.  Periodically review handouts like these, and perhaps REHEARSE SCENARIOS to ingrain recommended practices as habits that can kick in even in high-stress moments.  Also consider PRINTING some of these handouts and KEEPING THEM READILY ACCESSIBLE IN KEY PLACES, like inside near household entrances, in your vehicle, etc..  But still REVIEW THEM PERIODICALLY in case referencing them during a moment of crisis is not possible.

• NOTE for people with valid status: general guides that don’t address the immigration status of the targeted individual are often geared towards people who are undocumented or don’t have current valid legal status.  While many of the recommendations are relevant regardless of status, there are some specific FYIs and recommendations for people who have valid immigration status (ex. people with current visas, current green cards, current asylee / refugee status, unexpired TPS).  Specific guidance for people with valid status is below: 
  • Guidance for ICE Encounters by NILC (on 1st page, see lower portion of left column for status-specific info)
  • Documents to Carry (based on status) by The Legal Aid Society

• General or Various Contexts

  • CLEAR’s handout on rights with law enforcement عربي, español, اردو, বাংলা, فارسی

• • • CAIR’s overview of rights with law enforcement (printer-friendly version here) in many languages, including عربي, босански, اردو, Soomaali, دری , پښتو, বাংলা, فارسی

• • Home 

    • AILA’s handout

• • • CAIR Philly’s handout

    • IDP’s handout

    • SUGGESTIONS:
      • ensure children in the household know not to open the door
      • learn tricks/ruses that ICE uses to trick people into opening the door, and how to handle them – see this info in the first bullet point in this drop-down

• • Work

• • • CAIR Pittsburgh’s handout

• • Traveling

• • • CAIR Pittsburgh’s handout

• • In Public

• • • IDP’s handout

  • At Immigration Court

• • •   NIJC’s overview

  • If Detained

• • • CAIR Pittsburgh’s handout

• How to Film, Document, or Record ICE’s Attempt to Access/Detain You

Consider completing and filing the following so that – if you are detained by ICE – people you choose have the legal permission to handle financial matters that need attention, guardian duties, etc..  “Power of Attorney” and “Standby Guardianship” are two categories of forms that many organizations and legal entities suggest.  (Most templates included below are Pennsylvania-specific, but you can search online for templates of these types of forms for your state):

• “Power of Attorney” Templates & Info: 

• • Overview by LegalZoom, Pennsylvania-specific, (عربي, русский, اردو, español) 

  • Summary by Children’s Law Center

• • Template by E-Sign (Pennsylvania-specific)

  • Template by Justice4All 

• “Standby Guardian” Template(s) & Info: 

• • “Designation of Standby Guardian” (Pennsylvania-specific)

  • Summary by Children’s Law Center (عربي, русский, اردو, español)

  • Forms and Information by PLA and ISC

• Legal Referral List
• Additional Legal Resources / Websites

• Documents that non-citizens are required to carry while in the US (عربي, Harshen Hausa, русский, اردو, español)

• Some Ways to Reduce the Risk of Law Enforcement Encounters –  guidance from BASIC (found on page 41 of translations عربي, Harshen Hausa, русский, اردو, español)

Consider SAVING AND MEMORIZING key phone numbers such as these in case your phone is inaccessible.  You may also want to print and cut out these hotline cards for you and family members to keep in your wallets.

• National Immigration Detention Hotline (عربي,  русский, اردو, español): Dial 9233# from inside detention to access the hotline, Mondays – Fridays 11AM – 11PM EST (calls are free).

• The Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee’s emergency legal hotline: 844-ADC-9955 (numerically, 844-232-9955).

• If you observe ICE activity in the Pittsburgh area, you can use the S.A.L.U.T.E. method to guide what you observe and document, and then report the information to Casa San Jose’s Emergency Response Hotline: 412-736-7167.  Or contact the hotline of rapid response organization Frontline DIGNITY at 412-536-6423 (412-53-NO-ICE).

Reminder to SAVE, MEMORIZE, and perhaps PRINT or WRITE key phone numbers to keep on you.

What to do, say, and avoid if you witness an ICE encounter:

• If you observe the ICE abduction, you can use the S.A.L.U.T.E. method (عربي, Harshen Hausa, русский, اردو, español) to guide you on what to observe and document. Then report the information to your local ICE emergency rapid response team: in Pittsburgh, contact Casa San Jose’s Emergency Response Hotline, 412-736-7167.
• Thorough Guidance in Convergence Magazine
• Handout by WAISN 
• Guide with Video by BASIC (عربي, Harshen Hausa, русский, اردو, español)
• Instagram Slides by MOCO IRC, including what to say to someone being detained on Slide 7
• Extensive Info on Filming, Documenting & Reporting ICE Encounters by Witness.org (عربي, Harshen Hausa,  русский, اردو, español)