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Statewide Resources for Immigrants

211 is dedicated to serving all community members regardless of their immigration status, country of origin, political affiliation, or any other demographic characteristic.

Information and Assistance 

Centro de Información y Asistencia a Personas Mexicanas (CIAM) 

The Center for Information and Assistance for Mexicans (CIAM) is a call center that can help with consular services, assistance locating family and friends, including locating a detained family member, advice on legal and immigration matters, and counseling if you have been the victim of abuse or fraud. CIAM is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: (520)-623-7874

ICE Online Detainee Locator

To search for someone who may be detained use the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement Online Detainee Locator to locate a detainee who is currently in ICE custody or who has been in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s custody for more than 48 hours.

Know Your Rights Red Cards

All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution.

Know Your Rights Red Cards are wallet-sized cards to help individuals understand their rights during encounters with immigration enforcement.

These cards include the list of rights in Spanish on the front of the card and English text on the back for ICE agents, making it clear that the individual is choosing to remain silent.

Click on the images above to be directed to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) website to print your Red Card at home. If you’re visiting this page from a mobile device, you can click on the images to save them on your phone.

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) Immigration Preparedness Toolkit

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) offers a practical guide to help immigrants with no legal status or in mixed status families better understand their legal options.

The free ILRC Immigration Preparedness Toolkit includes tips on knowing your rights during ICE confrontations, planning for legal consultations, and accessing additional resources.

If You Are Detained

  • You have the right to call a lawyer or your family if you are detained, and you have the right to be visited by a lawyer in detention.
  • You have the right to have your attorney with you at any hearing.
  • Most people are eligible to be released by bond or with other reporting conditions.
  • If you are denied release after being arrested, ask for a bond hearing before an immigration judge.

Visit the ACLU Know Your Rights page to learn more.

Resources for Children and Families

Guidance for Immigration Issues Impacting Minors

  • The Immigrant Legal Resource Center Family Preparedness Plan has information about how to make a plan that includes how to plan for who can care for your children if you are unable to and what information and documents you should have ready for your children. The Plan also includes information about getting legal advice and the Know Your Rights Red Card information in the section above.
  • The California Courts Self-Help Guide has information about the different types of forms you can use to ensure whoever would care for your children is able to handle school and medical issues.

Unaccompanied Children Who Have No Lawful Immigration Status

The Administration for Children & Families’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is responsible for children who do not have lawful immigration status and do not have a parent or legal guardian in the United States. These children may be referred to as “unaccompanied alien children”. The ORR’s Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Bureau takes unaccompanied alien children in the least restrictive setting that is in the best interest of the child.

To find a child in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, contact the ORR Parent Hotline by calling, texting, or emailing:

Call 1-800-203-7001, text NINOS to 66467 (24/7), or email: information@ORRNCC.com

México Te Abraza

México Te Abraza, is a program by the Mexican government to support individuals who are returning voluntarily or have been returned to Mexico. It assists with the repatriation process and helps people reintegrate with the support of the Mexican government. The program includes ten Welcome Centers along Mexico’s border, offering assistance to those who have been deported or are returning voluntarily.

México Te Abraza provides the following supports:

  • Assistance with repatriation process
  • Prepaid card with 2000 pesos
  • Free transportation to city of origin
  • Help finding a job
  • Help with senior pensions for older adults

Watch President Sheinbaum share her message on the goals of the México Te Abraza program.

Learn more about México Te Abraza: Gobierno de México.

Mexican Consulate

Visit your nearest Mexican Consulate if you need assistance with personal documents, travel documents, or to learn more about the México Te Abraza program.

Find Your Nearest Consulate

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Local Resources for Immigrants

For local resources, click on your county below:

Ventura County

Other Resources

Call 211 or search for resources online if your household has been impacted by immigration detainment or deportation and you need additional help with things like:

  • Clothing and personal items
  • Childcare
  • School enrollment assistance and educational advocacy
  • Mental health counseling 
  • Utility Payment Assistance
  • Food assistance 
  • Housing support or emergency shelter
  • Healthcare