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In Santa Clara County, anyone can report ICE activity to the Rapid Response Network by calling 408-290-1144 to receive help in real time. Find hotline numbers for other California Counties. The Rapid Response Network (RRN) in Santa Clara County is a community defense project developed to protect immigrant families from deportation threats and to provide accompaniment support during and after a community member’s arrest or detention.

For Organizations

Public Counsel has released a training on the rights and responsibilities of nonprofits and business owners to prepare for and respond to an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) visit to their office, business, or facility, and for leadership to help empower staff with knowledge on how to navigate ICE enforcement. The training covers

  • 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
Slides
Recording

They also created a publication on this topic with sample policies included: FAQs on Nonprofit and Small Business Rights with Respect to Immigration Enforcement. (January 23, 2025)

The National Homeless Law Project has a guide more specifically targeted towards homeless service providers.

Along with the copy of the slides and the recording of the presentation, it could also be helpful to review the following:

For Individuals

Know Your Rights information from Santa Clara County

You have constitutional rights

I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or hand you any documents based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. I do not give you permission to enter my home based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution unless you have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door. I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings based on my 4th Amendment rights. I choose to exercise my
  • Do not open the door if an immigration agent is knocking. If you are inside of your house, show the card through the window or slide it under the door.
  • Do not answer any questions from an immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent.
  • Do not sign anything without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak with a lawyer.
  • If you are outside of your house, show this card to the agent. Ask the agent if you are free to leave and if they say you can, leave calmly.

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) has created a variety of materials to educate the community and prepare individuals for possible encounters with immigration authorities. On this webpage you can find:

  • Printable yellow cards in English and Spanish with the Rapid Response Network Hotline
  • Printable red cards in eight languages  that outline residents’ rights
  • Family Preparedness Plan 
  • Directory of nonprofit legal service providers across Santa Clara County and more. 

California chapters of the ACLU offer Know Your Rights (KYR) trainings and resources:

En Español

Nosotros tuvimos un seminario web jueves 16 de enero de 2025 en Zoom sobre los derechos de los propietarios de empresas y organizaciones sin fines de lucro cuando interactúan con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE.UU (ICE).

Realizamos esta capacitación para que organizaciones sin fines de lucro y negocios pudieran entender sus derechos y responsabilidades si inmigración llega a sus oficinas, negocios o sus instalaciones, y para que el liderazgo ayude a empoderar al personal con conocimientos sobre cómo navegar la aplicación de la ley por parte de ICE. También hemos creado una publicación sobre este tema con ejemplos de políticas incluidas, encuéntrela aquí: Preguntas Frecuentes sobre los Derechos de las Organizaciones Sin Fines de Lucro y las Pequeñas Empresas en Relación con la Aplicación de las Leyes de Inmigración.

El seminario web le ayudo a:

  • Saber sus derechos en interaciones con inmigración
  • Entender porque su negocio o organización debe tener polizas escritas
  • Entender que deben decir sus polizas escritas y porque
  • Entender como implementar su poliza para poder guiar a sus empleados si llega inmigración a su negocio
Diapositivas
Grabación

Junto con la copia de las diapositivas y la grabación de la presentación, también podría ser útil revisar lo siguiente: