🛠️ Know & Grow: Tools for Resistance and Resilience
A community resource center from KPFA
✊🏽 IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
- CHIRLA
chirla.org
Free legal help, deportation defense, rapid-response hotline: 888-624-4752 - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
ilrc.org
“Know Your Rights” guides, family prep plans, and advocacy tools. - CA Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC)
caimmigrant.org
Policy updates, legal resources, multilingual toolkits.
✊🏽 Know Your Rights – ACLU Resources
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ACLU of Northern California
aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights
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ACLU of Southern California
aclusocal.org/en/know-your-rights
These ACLU resources provide comprehensive Know Your Rights guides covering protest safety, police encounters, immigration enforcement, surveillance, and more. Materials are available in multiple languages and include downloadable toolkits tailored to communities across California.
✊🏽 DIGITAL & COMMUNITY SAFETY
- Surveillance Self-Defense (EFF)
ssd.eff.org
Tips for secure texting, email, and social media use. - Mutual Aid Network Bay Area
bit.ly/BayMutualAid
Food, supplies, housing, medical and legal aid.
✊🏽 RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINES
How to Use These Hotlines
- Call immediately if you see ICE agents, checkpoints, or enforcement activity in your area.
- Provide specific details: location, number of agents, vehicle descriptions—anything that could help.
- The dispatcher will document the event and coordinate legal support or observers to help.
- These services are free and community-based, designed to offer rapid assistance and connect individuals to legal aid. Do not call 911 for immigration enforcement issues.
📍 Bay Area
Region / County | Hotline |
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San Francisco | 415-200-1548 |
Alameda County | 510-241-4011 |
Contra Costa (Stand Together) | 925-900-5151 |
Marin County | 415-991-4545 |
West Marin | 415-755-3622 |
North Bay (Sonoma/Napa/Solano) | 707-800-4544 |
San Mateo County | 203-666-4472 |
Santa Clara County | 408-290-1144 |
🌄 Central California
Region / County | Hotline |
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Humboldt County | 707-282-5226 |
Sacramento & Surrounding | 916-382-0256 |
Monterey / San Benito | 831-643-5225 / 831-204-8082 |
Santa Cruz (YARRN) | 831-239-4289 |
Valley Watch (Fresno, Kern, etc.) | 559-206-0151 |
805 Region (Santa Barbara, Ventura, SLO) | 805-870-8855 |
🌞 Southern California
Region / Network | Hotline |
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Los Angeles County (CHIRLA) | 888-624-4752 |
Boyle Heights Immigrant Rights Network | 323-922-5644 |
Koreatown Rapid Response | 323-894-1504 |
Orange County Rapid Response | 714-881-1558 |
Inland Empire (IC4IJ) | 909-361-4588 |
Long Beach Community Defense | 562-269-1083 |
San Diego Rapid Response Network | 619-536-0823 |
If you witness ICE activity: Call your regional hotline immediately. Provide the time, location, number of agents, and any vehicle/license plate info if possible.
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