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New World Outlook

EMERGENCY PREPARATION

The US Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) is charged
by the current administration to
detain and deport large numbers of
undocumented immigrants. Yet, as
a church, we find that too many of
those threatened with detention and
deportation are good neighbors with
families to support. The resources
below are means to help reduce the
number of families torn apart by such
ICE actions and to work with others
in seeking to keep families, especially
children and youth, safe.
Immigrant Safety Plan for Youth
and Children, a packet to help families
who face potential detainment or
deportation of parents with children
(with or without status).
* English https://www.nwirp.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/12/ImmigrationSafety-Plan-for-Children-and-Youth.pdf

* Spanish https://static1.squarespace.
com/static/533dcf7ce4b0f92a7a64292e/
t/587f60deb3db2b428f6cd
6f5/1484742893657/ImmigrationSafe
tyPlanforYouthandChildren+1-13-16++Espanol+FINAL.pdf

* Somali https://static1.
squarespace.com/
static/533dcf7ce4b0f92a7a64292e/
t/589e21e017bffce58d071
ea0/1486758384992/ImmigrationSafe
tyPlanforYouthandChildren+2-3-17++Somali_final.pdf

Find and meet with an immigration
attorney. If you or a loved one are
at risk of detention by ICE, meet now
with an immigration attorney and carry
that attorney's phone number with
you at all times if you are at risk of
detention. Churches doing significant
work with undocumented immigrants
should also know an immigration
attorney they can contact. Find an
attorney:
https://www.immigrationadvocates.
org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/

Organizing a rapid response
network. An example of organizing
a coordinated rapid response to
ICE Raids by a network of people
can be seen in The New Sanctuary
Movement in Philadelphia, Sanctuary
in the Streets:
http://sanctuaryphiladelphia.
org/1962-2/

SUMMER 2017

Rapid Response Toolkit for Faith
Communities and Allies: How to
organize, create networks, and roles
that may be helpful in the moment of
a raid by ICE:
www.sanctuarynotdeportation.org

Build/Join Coalitions. You cannot
do this well alone, not as an individual
person and not as a church. Look for a
coalition or a network.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BadhEsIpQtQRXJlMVVwbEF1a0k/view

Countering Discrimination
against Muslims
Anti-Muslim Discrimination videos
and wallet cards from the ACLU
available in English, Arabic, Farsi,
Bahasa, and Urdu https://www.
aclu.org/feature/know-your-rightsdiscrimination-against-immigrantsand-muslims?redirect=feature/
know-your-rightsimmigration#immigration

Provided by Lyda Pierce (Advance
#09542Z) and the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry.

LINKS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Sanctuary Movement
http://www.
sanctuarynotdeportation.org

Immigration Raids Rapid
Response: For Faith Allies
Petition on Sanctuary
* Links to other Sanctuary
Churches
* Vigil Resources
* Reports of specific cases
* Many resources for
churches
United Methodist Women:
Global Migration and
Immigration Rights
A large number of materials
and links to resource
United Methodist Women
(and others) in loving
the immigrant and the
refugee. United Methodist
Women have often led
the church in welcoming

refugees and immigrants
as well as advocating for
their rights. http://www.
unitedmethodistwomen.org/
immigration

Church World Service:
Protect, Welcome,
Restore Hope
Excellent materials,
especially regarding
refugees
https://greateras1.org/act/
protect-welcome-and-restorehope/

Interfaith Immigration
Coalition
http://www.
interfaithimmigration.org/
supportrefugees/

United We Dream
www.unitedwedream.org
Organization of young
Dreamers and information
on DACA
* Know Your Rights
* Raids response number
* Advocacy work for
dreamers

National Day Laborer
Organizing Network
English: http://www.ndlon.

Justice for Our Neighbors

US Government
information on immigration
enforcement and churches
(as well as other "sensitive"
locations)
US Department of
Homeland Security
Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
* FAQs regarding "sensitive
locations" including
churches

www.njfon.org

United Methodists organizing
legal support for immigrants
National Immigration
Law Center
https://www.nilc.org/getinvolved/community-educationresources/know-your-rights/
othimmenf/

org/en/

Spanish: http://www.ndlon.
org/es/

* Migrant Rights
* Great posters, videos, and
other resources

https://www.ice.gov/ero/
enforcement/sensitive-loc

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