For Refugees
A collection of resources for refugees in need of support
Refugee Council USA’s (RCUSA) work focuses on advocacy, strategic communications, and programmatic coordination. Although our coalition includes many refugee service providers, RCUSA does not engage in direct services, and we are unable to provide assistance to refugees or asylum seekers in need of help on their cases, or access to direct services. please use the interactive tool on our Connecting with Direct Service Providers page to help find answers to your questions.
You can find additional translated Know Your Rights resources here. Each resource is translated in 15 languages: Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, French, Kinyarwanda, Nepali, Pashto, Rohingya, Russian, Somali, Swahili, Spanish, Tigrinya, and Ukrainian. These resources should not be in any way considered legal advice.
Community Resources
Recent Policies and Corresponding Know-Your-Rights Documents and Other Resources
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) memo on sweeping re-review of all refugee arrivals under the Biden administration
- ANAR Rapid Response 2025 Reference Guide
- USAHello Immigration Guide
- USAHello Refugee program
- USAHello Afghan updates
- KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AS A REFUGEE IN THE USA
- IRAP: Initial Information for Refugees
- What happens when I get to the airport in the United States?
- Afghan updates (Available in Dari and Pashto)
- Responding to the Authoritarian Ban
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January 20, 2025 Policies Action Steps:
- Know Your Rights:
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- South-Sudan-Visa-Revocation-FAQ.pdf
- Step-By-Step-Guide-for-SIV-Entrants.pdf
- Sheppard Mullin Guidance Responding to ICE Enforcement Actions | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP – JDSupra
- ACLU: KYR
- Registration Policy Alert
- Denaturalization KYR- Muslims for Just Futures
- Anar: Poster in Dari and Pashto (Applicable to encounters with ICE and other law enforcements
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Green Bay: Short Immigration Rights Videos (English)
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Green Bay: Short Immigration Rights Videos (Dari)
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Green Bay: Short Immigration Rights Videos (Pashto)
- USCCB: Know Your Rights Wallet-Size Cards (English, Dari)
- USCCB: Know Your Rights Wallet-Size Cards (English, Pashto)
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Dubuque: Know Your Rights Safety Planning Videos (Spanish, Dari, Pashto, Swahili, Haitian Creole)
- ACLU: Know Your Rights: Immigrants’ Rights (multiple scenarios and in languages)
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center: Red cards (Farsi/Dari, Pashto, Spanish, Haitian amongst other languages)
- USCCB: Additional KYR Resources under “Client Orientation” Section
- NAKASEC: “Know Your Rights 4 Immigrants” (available in 16 languages)
- CASA: Know Your Rights
- NPNA: Immigrant Legal Protection Resource Guide
- NILC: Know Your Rights
- Informed Immigrant: Know Your Rights
- Abriendo Puertas- Know Your Rights School Resources
- NAKASEC- Know Your Rights App (This app is available in 16 languages)
- CHIRLA- Know Your Rights
- Know Your Rights Red Card Orders
- ASAP- Safety Measures for Asylum Seekers
- USCRI: Know Your Rights
- KYR! Community Fight Back Toolkit ⭐ ¡Conozca Sus Derechos! – Google Docs
- Resources:
- Switchboard Community Support Line FAQ – Switchboard
- Explainer on Termination of Parole – Refugees International
- Language Access and Civil Rights: Analyzing the Impact of the Executive Order Claiming to Make English the Official National Language – NILC
- Civil Society Resilience Resources – Charity & Security Network
- 2025 Rapid Response Networks, Hotlines & Resources
- NILC: Warrants & Subpoenas: What to Look Out for and How to Respond
- Ready to Stay Resource Directory
- Immigrant Arc: 2025 New York Immigration Resources two pager
- Provider Resources 2025 – Google Docs
- Emergency Preparedness for Immigrant Families: A 50 State Resource | Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)
- Immigrants’ Rights Resources — NJCIC
- Digital Resource Bank — NJCIC
- External Resources — NJCIC
- NJCIC Guides — NJCIC
- FAQs:
- FAQ: Understanding your Rights When Losing Work Authorization for Immigrant Workers and Advocates – NILC
- CAMPI Releases February 2025 Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border Report – The Strauss Center
- IRAP Explainer on the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Suspension | International Refugee Assistance Project
- Practice Advisory: Ethical Duties in Immigration Cases After Funding Loss
- Primer: Immigration Enforcement Mechanisms at the U.S. Border
- 2025_explainer-imm-prosecutions.pdf
- FAQ: Non-citizen Registration Requirement in Trump Day 1 Executive Order – NILC
- Evacuate Our Allies: FAQs for Afghan SIV holders & Recent SIV Entrants Affected by the January 25, 2025 R&P Stop-Work Order
- National Immigration Law Center: Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All
- National Immigration Law Center FAQ: Use of Military & Wartime Powers
- National Immigration Law Center: Setting the Record Straight About Sanctuary Policies: A Response to Threats Against Sanctuary Cities
- National Immigration Project: Stays of Removal
- NILC: FAQ: Non-citizen Registration Requirement in Trump Day 1 Executive Order
- IRAP: refugee “status” or refugee immigration options
- Parole-Toolkit-without-FAQs-Edited-2.3.25.pdf
Immigration Proceedings and Deportations
Traveling Guidelines
Campus Safety
- Immigration Enforcement on Campuses: What You Need To Know – Presidents’ Alliance
- Education Providers and Immigration Enforcement: Know Your Rights & Your Students’ Rights – NILC
- National Newcomer Network- Family and School Resources
- Resources for Academics – Children Thrive Action Network
Sweeping Immigration Raids
The RCUSA Policy Center is a collaborative effort.
We welcome additional resources to highlight at info@rcusa.org.