Emergency Hotlines and Rapid Response

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General information, not legal advice. These guides are written by the community, laws vary by state, and policies change. For advice about your own situation, talk to an immigration lawyer (how to find a real one, free if needed).

Save these numbers now, before you need them. Write the ones that matter on paper too: batteries die and phones get taken.

National hotlines

• United We Dream MigraWatch: 1-844-363-1423. Report raids and ICE activity, get connected to response and legal help.
• National Immigration Detention Hotline (Freedom for Immigrants): 209-757-3733. For people inside detention and their families.
• Immigration court case status (EOIR): 1-800-898-7180. Automated, 24 hours, needs the A-number.
• ICE Online Detainee Locator: locator.ice.gov. Find where someone is held (A-number or name plus country).

Your local rapid response network

Most cities and many regions have volunteer rapid response networks: trained observers who verify ICE sightings, show up with cameras and lawyers, and support families the same day. Search "rapid response network" with your city or state name, save the number, and share it. Verify before you amplify: report sightings to the network instead of posting rumors, and let them confirm. False alarms spread fear that helps nobody.

At protests

National Lawyers Guild chapters run legal support lines for many actions. Find your chapter's number before you go and write it on your arm. See Protest Rights.

Reporting fraud

Notario and legal-services fraud: your state attorney general, and reportfraud.ftc.gov. See Finding an Immigration Lawyer.

Where the ICE List fits

The ICE List is a documentation project, not an emergency service. For a raid happening now, call the rapid response and legal numbers above first. When you are safe, add what you saw to the public record: drop a link (no account needed) or How to Report an Incident. The hotlines protect people today. The record protects them tomorrow.