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
- 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)
January 20, 2025 Policies Action Steps:
- Know Your Rights:
- 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:
- 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.