Quick Access Resources
A guide to help you learn what you would do in the event of an Overdose. This should always be referenced to in advance to ingesting substances.
(If you are experiencing an emergency please call 911.)
A guide to help you navigate which people in your life, or designated individuals, are best to talk to about an issue you are experiencing. If no one is safe to talk to, there are likely communal resources available.
(If you are under the age of 18, or in need of guidance, please contact a trusted adult to guide you through this situation or contact authorities if needed.)
A guide to help you navigate the prescence of a suicidal person in your life. This can give you resources on how to help them with their best interest in mind. (Please call 911 if this is an emergency.)
A guide to navigate the emotions you, or someone else may be experiencing, and the best ways to react to the situation based on your needs.
(If you are under the age of 18, please contact a trusted adult to help guide you through any difficulties emotionally or mentally (988 = crisis line) .)
Here are all the most up-to-date, and unedited executive orders. Some of the language used in these bills may be difficult or dangerous for some people to interact with, so please do so with care.
How to Protect the People Around you from ICE Raids, as a legal USA citizen:
1. Know Your Rights and Educate Others
One of the most important ways legal immigrants can help is by understanding and sharing knowledge of rights during an ICE raid. Even if someone is undocumented, they still have rights under the U.S. Constitution.
Here’s what they should know:
Right to remain silent: People do not have to answer questions about their immigration status.
Right to refuse entry without a warrant: ICE agents generally need a warrant signed by a judge to enter a home or workplace. If ICE arrives without a warrant, individuals can refuse entry.
Right to an attorney: Anyone facing detention or deportation has the right to legal representation.
By educating others about these rights, legal immigrants can help those at risk of deportation better navigate a difficult and high-stress situation. They can also distribute know-your-rights materials to vulnerable community members before an incident occurs.
2. Document the Raid
If it’s safe to do so, legal immigrants can help by documenting the actions of ICE agents during a raid. This could include:
Recording video or taking photos of the raid from a safe distance. Be mindful not to interfere with ICE officers, as this could escalate the situation.
Documenting the names and badge numbers of any ICE officers involved.
Writing down details of the raid, including the time, location, and any actions that could be used as evidence of overreach or rights violations.
This documentation can serve as crucial evidence for legal defense or advocacy efforts later on. It can also help expose instances of overzealous enforcement or abuses of power by ICE.
3. Understand the need for Emotional and Psychological Support
For many families, ICE raids are traumatic events that can leave lasting emotional scars. Those with legal status can support their undocumented neighbors and friends by offering emotional care during and after the raid.
This support can include:
Reassuring those affected that they are not alone and that there are people who care about their well-being.
Helping them connect with local organizations that offer mental health support, legal advice, and community resources.
Offering shelter or a safe space, if necessary, especially in cases where individuals may be at risk of immediate detention.
In addition to emotional support, legal immigrants can assist in organizing community actions such as vigils, protests, or other forms of advocacy that help raise awareness of the raid and its impact.
4. Call for Legal Assistance
People with legal status can help by immediately contacting legal aid organizations or immigration lawyers on behalf of those who are detained. Many non-profit groups specialize in helping immigrants in crisis, and prompt legal intervention can sometimes prevent deportation or secure release from detention.
Legal immigrants can:
Offer to make phone calls to organizations like the Immigrant Defense Project, National Immigration Law Center, or local immigrant rights groups.
Help compile necessary documentation or evidence for an immigration lawyer, such as birth certificates, identification, or proof of family connections.
5. Organize Community Defense and Rapid Response Networks
Legal immigrants can also work with local immigrant advocacy groups to establish rapid response networks.
These networks can:
Be on call to respond immediately to reports of ICE activity in the community.
Coordinate with other legal observers, attorneys, and community members to ensure ICE raids are conducted lawfully and that those detained have support.
Offer legal and practical assistance to those who are detained, including connecting them with loved ones, securing bail, and helping with long-term advocacy.
By organizing as a community, legal immigrants can strengthen their collective power and ensure that no one faces an ICE raid alone.
6. Mobilize Advocacy for Immigration Reform
Finally, beyond responding to individual raids, those with legal status can use their voices to advocate for broader immigration reform.
Advocate for sanctuary policies at the local or state level that protect immigrant communities from unnecessary ICE enforcement.
Call for defunding or limiting the powers of ICE, especially in cases where the agency’s actions disproportionately target vulnerable groups, including families, workers, and those seeking asylum.
Participate in campaigns and political actions aimed at creating a more compassionate and just immigration system that provides a path to citizenship and protection from deportation.
Resources for those facing Abuse:
The website above was provided by a person emailing us directly, it has a fully comprehensive directory to all of the Women and Children's Domestic Violence Shelters in the world, and links on where to find them. We are grateful that resources like this exist, but we also acknowledge that the oppressions and accessibility to these resources is directly what impacts someone's ability to be able to get any help at all.
Introduction on website:
"Domestic violence exploded during the first two months of the COVID-19 outbreak. In the U.S., there was a 30% increase in spousal/partner abuse towards women, and the U.K. saw a similar increase as well – 25%. Similarly,there has been an uptick in violence against men and the elderly, with financial strain caused by the pandemic being noted as the main stressor in domestic situations. Still, there is no updated, comprehensive resource that tells you where to go if you are suffering such horrible violence, or know someone who is a victim."
(Suggested to us by a community member, who did social justice work directly with this company!)
"Legal language is complex by nature, but we strive to make it easy to create various contracts and agreements at a fracture of a price by providing free fillable legal forms and simple step-by-step tools. Our goal is to help Americans save 1 billion dollars in legal fees every year."
How do I find Sustainable shops near me, or that ship around the US?:
Here we have attached our favorite website that has a United States directory for all the sustainable goods you could ask for. Everything from eco-friendly merchandise, to refill shops for cleaning products, facial care, hair care, foods, oils, and more!
(We are not being paid to feature Litterless, but their website has always been so user friendly and knowledgable)
