Resources for Detained Immigrants & Their Allies

REPORT ABUSE IN DETENION

If some­one you know is detained in an immi­gra­tion facil­i­ty in the U.S. and expe­ri­enc­ing harm, abuse, neglect, legal chal­lenges, etc. you can directly contact The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) on their behalf. OIDO is an inde­pen­dent office with­in the Depart­ment of Home­land Secu­ri­ty (DHS) ded­i­cat­ed to exam­in­ing immi­gra­tion deten­tion set­tings to pro­mote and sup­port safe and humane con­di­tions. OIDO case man­agers are present in immi­gra­tion deten­tion facil­i­ties across the coun­try, where they accept com­plaints direct­ly from detainees.  Anyone can file a complaint with OIDO – a community-based organization, an immigration attorney, a family member, etc. – by clicking here.


HOTLINES & PHONE APPS

  • If you or some­one you know has been arrest­ed by ICE, we rec­om­mend call­ing the Migra (Immi­gra­tion Enforce­ment) Hot­line at +1 (844) 363‑1423 to be con­nect­ed with local resources.
  • If you are in dan­ger of being arrest­ed, or plan on par­tic­i­pat­ing in a protest, we rec­om­mend down­load­ing the Noti­fi­ca app on your phone and adding the phone num­bers of fam­i­ly and friends to send alerts in the case of your arrest.

PREPARING FAMILY MEMBERS AND ALLIES

WHEN ICE APPROACHES YOU OR A COMMUNITY MEMBER

WHAT TO DO IF AT WORK OR IF YOU ARE AN EMPLOYER

BOND AND LEGAL SUPPORT

COMMUNITY RESPONSE RESOURCES

REGIONAL RESOURCES

EXTENDED RESOURCES

DONATE

  • The Fron­ter­i­zo Fian­za Fund is a com­mu­ni­ty bond (fian­za) fund based in El Paso and serv­ing Far West Texas and New Mex­i­co. Many detained migrants have no chance to be released while they wait the months or years until their tri­al. When some­one does receive a bond, they are often way out of reach for most fam­i­lies, rang­ing any­where from $1,500 to $50,000.
  • The Flo­rence Immi­grant and Refugee Rights Project is the only orga­ni­za­tion in Ari­zona that pro­vides free legal and social ser­vices to detained men, women, and chil­dren under threat of deportation.
  • Refugee and Immi­grant Cen­ter for Edu­ca­tion and Legal Ser­vices (RAICES) pro­motes jus­tice by pro­vid­ing free and low-cost legal ser­vices to under­served immi­grant chil­dren, fam­i­lies and refugees in Cen­tral and South Texas.