Know Your Rights with Immigration Enforcement

Learn how to lead a family preparedness and KYR workshop:

• Watch MIRC's “Train the Trainer” Video
• Powerpoint slides for “Know Your Rights” presentation (in English and Spanish)

Share with immigrant communities:

• MIRC Know Your Rights & Family Preparedness 5 minute videos - English
• Preparing Your Family Guide - Arabic, Bangla, Dari, English, French, Kinyarwanda, Pashto, and Spanish
• Available in PDF, or if you would like to order printed copies go to bit.ly/ORDERPYFG
• Policy and advocacy updates for community groups, go to bit.ly/MIRCupdates - English

Detention and Immigration Court resources

• ICE maintains an online detainee locator. Search requires full name, date of birth, and country of birth OR A# and country of birth.

• Vinelink. With the exception of a handful of county correctional facilities, almost all jurisdictions in Michigan can be searched using this simple-to-use website. This website is often updated sooner than the ICE online detainee locator. Search can be performed by name only.
• Here are the specific calling instructions for detainees located in Calhoun, Chippewa, Monroe, and St. Clair counties to call our office
• Guides for Defending Yourself in Immigration Court are available in English and Spanish here along with a separate Frequently Asked Question page here.

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