Immigration Resources
The following is a list of informational resources to help educate residents, workers and visitors about recent immigration enforcement actions in Orange County, with concrete “what not to do” guidance and preventative tips from law enforcement, language encouraging non-interference with law enforcement and adherence to the law. This effort is intended to provide accurate, accessible information to the community and help concerned individuals and families better understand their rights and the resources available to them.
In California, immigration enforcement (typically conducted by federal agencies such as ICE or CBP) can be emotional and highly visible. For someone witnessing it, the key is to stay calm, understand your rights, and avoid interfering while still acting lawfully and safely. Click here to view a list of preventative guidance.
Statement from Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement.
Government webpages:
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services webpages regarding citizenship and the process to become a U.S. citizen:
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/10-steps-to-naturalization
USA.gov page on U.S. citizenship:
https://www.usa.gov/become-us-citizen
U.S. Department of Homeland Security webpage on citizenship and immigration services:
https://www.dhs.gov/topics/citizenship-and-immigration-services
United States Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement:
https://www.ice.gov/
State of California webpage regarding immigration:
https://www.ca.gov/immigration/
State of California Department of Justice webpage regarding immigration:
https://oag.ca.gov/immigrant
California Department of Social Services webpage for Immigration Services Bureau
https://cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/immigration
California Courts- Self Help Guide:
https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/immigration/basic-resources
California Bar Association webpage of resources for immigrants:
https://www.calbar.ca.gov/public/legal-resources/resources-immigrants
Contact your State and Federal elected officials:
https://www.cityofmissionviejo.org/departments/city-clerk/elected-representatives
Organizations offering assistance:
Orange County Bar Association:
https://www.ocbar.org/immigration
American Immigration Lawyers Association:
https://www.ailalawyer.com/
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights:
https://www.chirla.org/resources/immigrant-assistance-line-2/
Community Legal Aid SoCal:
https://www.communitylegalsocal.org/
FindYourAlly:
https://findyourally.com/
National Immigration Legal Services Directory:
https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/
OCBA Lawyer Referral and Information Service:
http://www.lrisoc.org/
Orange County Justice Fund:
https://www.ocjusticefund.org/
OC Rapid Response Network:
https://ocrapidresponse.org/
Public Law Center:
https://www.publiclawcenter.org/immigration/
University of California, Los Angeles:
https://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/community-tools/immigration
University of Southern California:
https://uscimmigrationclinic.org/know-your-rights/
California Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit:
https://www4.courts.ca.gov/documents/caregiver.pdf
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Online Detainee Locator System:
https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search
American Civil Liberties Union:
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights
County of Los Angeles webpage on immigration:
https://oia.lacounty.gov/immigration-information/
Freedom for immigrants:
https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/resources
Immigrant Legal Resource Center:
https://www.ilrc.org/community-resources/know-your-rights
Los Angeles County Bar Association:
https://lacba.org/?pg=rule-of-law-resources
Orange County Justice Fund:
https://www.ocapica.org/uploads/1/4/9/3/149362859/ocjf_attorney_referrals.pdf
Public Counsel:
https://publiccounsel.org/kyr-immigration-resources/
Northwest Immigration Rights Project:
https://nwirp.org/resources/kyr/
University of California, Irvine:
https://uci.edu/federal-updates/immigration-guidance.php