Know Your Rights and Community Defense

We are grounded in a long-term vision of safety for our communities where we protect and care for one another. Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago is building a strong network of individuals who know their rights and know their power. 

In an immigration emergency or to report an ICE sighting in Illinois, call the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights’ (ICIRR’s) Family Support Network Hotline:

1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY

(1-855-435-7693)

www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org is a comprehensive guide for Illinois’ immigrant communities to know your rights and access essential resources, including legal help.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

TRAININGS

Our partners in Chicago lead regular Know Your Rights trainings in multiple languages. Join a training to learn what your rights are!

QUICK GUIDES

Save these Know Your Rights resources to understand and exercise your rights when interacting with immigration officers. 

From the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (ICIRR):

For Know Your Rights information in other languages, see www.icirr.org/fsn

From Minnesota8:

RESOURCES FOR ASIAN AMERICANS

Our partners have created and compiled resources for Asian American communities. PLEASE NOTE: These resources are NOT specific to Chicago or Illinois. They may include information specific to other cities and states. 

From Asian Law Caucus: Know Your Rights: Guide for Immigrant Communities

From Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Southern California: Immigration Resources

From Minnesota8: Resources  

REQUEST A KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING

Submit your request for a training from Advancing Justice | Chicago for your group or organization. Please request at least 3 weeks before your desired training date.  

COMMUNITY DEFENSE

SIGN UP FOR EYES ON ICE ALERT SYSTEM

Sign up for the ICIRR/OCAD Eyes on ICE text alert system to be alerted to ICE activity in your area.

ICE WATCH TRAININGS

Join a virtual training with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) to learn how to exercise your rights when encountering federal enforcement actions.

NORTHSIDE LAKEFRONT RAPID RESPONSE

If you have already attended a Know Your Rights training and wish to get more heavily involved in community defense in the northside lakefront region of Chicago (Uptown, Edgewater, Lakeview and Lincoln Park), please sign up here.

We are receiving many volunteer inquiries right now and it takes time and effort to safely connect people to community defense work. We appreciate you signing up, and we appreciate your patience!