What If I’m Detained by ICE
If you are arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):
• You should emain silent, or tell the ICE agent that you want to remain silent. • Ask to speak with a lawyer. Do not sign any documents without first speaking with a lawyer. • Do not carry false documents. • Find out the name and phone number of a reliable immigration attorney and keep this information with you at all times. • Know your “A” number (alien registration number) if you have one, and write it down someplace at home where your family members know where to find it. • Prepare a form or document that authorizes another adult to care for your minor children. • Advise family members who do not want to be questioned by ICE to stay away from the place where you are being detained.
Rapid Response Network: (916) 245-6773. The Rapid Response Network is a 24 hour hotline staffed by trained volunteers which offers moral and legal observer support to immigrants and others targeted by ICE or other federal authorities. Concerned residents can call to verify an ICE raid, or to request support if they are targeted.