For information on immigration support and rapid response hotline, please see below.
Find your local California Rapid Response hotline | CCIJ
Sacramento
NorCal Resist
@ norcal_resist
Hotline: 916 – 382 – 0256
Central Valley
Valley Watch Network
Hotline: 559 – 206 – 0151
Southern Central Valley
Kern Rapid Response Network
@ RRN_Kern
Hotline: 661- 432 – 2230
Opening Doors – Sacramento Rise Hub
@ openingdoorsinc
Opening Doors Human Trafficking 24-Hour Crisis Hotline (916) 504-1118
California Immigration Project
@ calimmproject
Nonprofit organization providing free immigration legal services and community advocacy throughout California.
Sacramento Family Unity, Education, and Legal Network
@ sacfuel
The Sacramento coalition provides immigrant and refugee families with legal services and deportation defense.
Sacramento ACT’s Solidarity Team
Know-Your-Rights Documents
California Explainer: Limits on Local and State Law Enforcement Resources for Immigration Enforcement: California Values Act (SB 54) and California Values Act (SB 54) – cheat sheet
ILRC Red Know-Your-Rights Cards for free download/print here: Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas – ILRC.
Know Your Rights: If ICE Confronts You | ACLU of Northern CA (includes workplace resources)
Attorney General Resource Roundup for California (housing, education, law enforcement)- Resources for California’s Immigrant Communities | State of California – Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney General
Southeast Asian community alerts and guides: Resources for Southeast Asian Refugees Facing Deportation
Mayan languages KYR- https://www.mayanleague.org/indigenous-language-resources
Dari/Pashto: ANAR Rapid Response 2025 KYR Quick Reference Guide
Rapid Response: Enforcement in Progress
Help by mapping your enforcement for others to know about it: People over Papers (anonymous | anonimo)
After Detention
Know Your Rights: What to Do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration
Find an Attorney – start with a contact in your region: here
Bond Support Resources: National Bail Fund Network — Community Justice Exchange
If needed, demand that ICE contact your consulate for legal support or detention conditions concerns (note: this can provide the probable cause ICE needs to assert you are a foreign national so use the above resources first if appropriate)
Rights while detained: Acacia guide on Detention Rights
How to Locate a Person in Detention
Visiting Golden State Annex | ICE (for family or legal representatives)
Family Preparedness
Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
To support household conversations about public benefits/public charge: Five Things to Know About the Executive Order Targeting Immigrants and Federal Assistance Programs
School Setting Preparedness
AG Guidance Sheet (quick reference for schools)
Comprehensive guide and data: here
Immigrant youth rights: Educational Advocacy for Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth in California
Hospital Setting Preparedness
What if violations of SB54 or my constitutional rights/ APA violations occur?
California AG’s office complaint system (click “File a Complaint”) for STATE violations (law enforcement violations of SB 54, unlawful actions in employment, housing, etc. based on immigration status)
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
Vetted News/ Immigration Updates
American Immigration Council – includes practice advisories
TRAC Immigration real time immigration data
Daily Roundups – Nationwide: Immigration News
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) provides bimonthly briefings alternating Wednesdays at 10:00 am PST. (These briefings resume in August)
Thank you to Everyday Impact Consulting for compiling the resources. As of July 29, 2025.