Immigration Resources
On January 20th, President Trump rescinded important immigration-related orders from the Biden Administration and signed a number of Executive Orders...
We know in addition to a huge chilling effect on families and their participation in programs such as Head Start/child care, education, and WIC, it is in our state’s best interest to keep including the children in care and school, and their parents and families with basic needs and working.
Therefore, we’ve collected some immigration resources for you, in case the families you serve need them or you need them in the coming months. We hope they are helpful and informative. Let us know if you have any questions. We’re here to help!
Thank you for all you do for the families in your community! You are making a difference in the lives of parents and children.
Linda Asato, Executive Director
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
Please see the following resources:
We held a webinar last Thursday, January 16th on Zoom on the rights of nonprofit and business owners when interacting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We held this training so that nonprofits and small businesses could understand their rights and responsibilities in the event of an ICE visit to their office, business, or facility, and for leadership to help empower staff with knowledge on how to navigate ICE enforcement.
We also created a publication on this topic with sample policies included, please find it here:
The webinar helped people understand:
• Your rights when interacting with ICE
• Why you should have a written policy regarding ICE interactions
• What the policy should consider and say
• How you can implement your policy to give guidance to staff if ICE shows up in person
• Why you should have a written policy regarding ICE interactions
• What the policy should consider and say
• How you can implement your policy to give guidance to staff if ICE shows up in person
If your small business needs legal assistance, you can contact us using our online application or via phone at 213-385-2977, ext. 313
If your nonprofit needs legal assistance, you can contact Public Counsel using our online application or via phone at 213-385-2977, ext. 200
Please see the following resources:
Immigration Resources: Help for Children and Families
Information for documented or undocumented children and youth
Guide for any immigrant children and youth (see PDF document below)
Protect your children if you are detained or deported
- Make a Family Preparedness Plan. Click for a guide in English and Spanish.
- Go to Detained or Deported: What about my children (see PDF document below) to download a guide for detained and deported immigrant and undocumented mothers and fathers with crucial information to protect and maintain parental rights and make well-informed, critical decisions regarding the care and welfare of their children. It includes information on how to get a lawyer, how to stay in touch with children, and how to participate in family court or child welfare hearings.
- Ask an adult relative or friend to fill out a Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit (CAA) to help them enroll your children in school and make medical decisions for them if you are detained and separated from your children. Learn more about Caregiver's Authorization Affidavits (see PDF document below) and get a link to a CAA form your friend or relative can fill out. Keep in mind that if the adult who will take care of your children is not a relative, the Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit only gives them the right to make school-related medical decisions.
- Complete an informal consent document to give someone the ability to care for your children. You can use the Consent for minor child to live with a non-parent (see PDF document below). This form also includes a "nomination of probate guardian" which lets a court know that you choose that person to be your child's guardian if necessary. Click to learn more about guardianships. You do not have to use this form, but get help from a lawyer or your court's self-help center if you decide to create your own document.
If a parent is separated from a child
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Parent Hotline to find a child in ORR care: (800) 203-7001 or text NINOS to 66467 (7 days/week, 24-hours/day)
If a child has been abused or abandoned
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Resources and information for immigrant children and youth who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned by a parent
Find someone to help you
The Judicial Council and California Courts do not recommend or endorse the organizations listed below. We are not responsible for them. We give you these links so you can find the help you need.
Bet Tzedek
3250 Wilshire Blvd., 13th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(323) 939-0506
Centro Legal de la Raza
3400 E. 12th Street
Oakland, CA 94601
(510) 437-1554
Please see the following resources: