Resources
The resources in this library offer legal information and ways to connect with legal or social services that may be helpful to people in the immigration process.
Legal Information for Unaccompanied Children
Legal Information for Adults in ICE Custody
Legal and Social Services Resources
These publications provide basic information on immigration law, your rights, and the instructions on a variety of processes. Under no circumstance do they constitute legal advice.
Legal Information for Unaccompanied Children
ProBAR has created these resources as guides specifically for unaccompanied children and youth and for the sponsors who support them. The documents are available in Spanish.
Kids In Need of Defense offers the Child Migrant Return and Reintegration Program to help Guatemalan and Honduran children return home safely and has established partnerships with local organizations to assist in their return and reintegration.
The Commission on Immigration collaborated with four young adults from Central America who entered the United States as unaccompanied youth to create “Tu Futuro, Tu Voz” (Your Future, Your Voice). The video shares their experiences as a resource for children currently undergoing immigration proceedings.
Legal Information for Adults in ICE Custody
Self-Help Guides from EOIR
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has created a library of self-help guides to assist people in ICE custody to understand their removal proceedings, different forms of immigration relief, and their rights during the proceedings.
Guides by the ABA Commission on Immigration
These materials were created by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration to support immigrants without representation to navigate the immigration system.
- Navigating Immigration Detention
- After Your Credible Fear Interview Flowchart
- After Your Credible Fear Interview Flowchart: If you are told you will have an "Asylum Merits Interview"
- Appealing to the Board of Immigration Appeals
- Applying for a T Visa
- Applying for a U Visa
- Motion to Reopen Packet
- Motion to Reopen for In Absentia
- Motion to Reopen due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Motion to Reopen due to New Evidence
- Habeas Corpus (Seeking Release from Indefinite Detention)
- How to Prepare Supporting Documents
- Trilingual Free Calling List
- Know Your Rights Manual
Resources from Women’s Refugee Commission
Women’s Refugee Commission offers an abundance of resources for families facing deportation or separation. The following links to a guide with information on familial rights and what to do when separated at the border and what to do when arrested by ICE inside the United States.
Legal and Social Services Resources
These resources provide ways to search for free legal information or an organization offering pro bono legal assistance. They also contain hotlines to connect you with social services for survivors of violence, mental health resources, or services for people experiencing other challenges. Some of these resources are specific to a particular location; others offer information or services for people throughout the United States.
