Know Your Rights Information and Immigration Legal Services in Montgomery County, MD and Vicinity Updated

Written by infoMONTGOMERY on July 12, 2019. Posted in Immigrants & Community Newcomers, Youth Development

Know Your Rights Information and Immigration Legal Services in Montgomery County, MD and Vicinity

Consumer Protection Alert!

Speak ONLY with a reputable attorney or accredited representative for legal advice.

Please be aware of immigration scams and/or notarios! Only seek legal help from reputable legal providers. People may attempt to offer immigration benefits or protections that do not exist.

To report immigration fraud, contact the Montgomery County’s Office on Consumer Protection at (240) 777-3636.

Know Your Rights Information

Update: Immigration FAQs (as of 7/11/2019)

In order to help immigrant communities be prepared for any emergency situations that may arise, we have updated our Immigration FAQs to include Know Your Rights resources, information on how to prepare for possible ICE raids, where to get legal help, and more. (English) (Spanish)

If you are a victim of an immigration raid or know of a raid in the area, call CASA de Maryland‘s hotline at 301-431-4185. In case of an ICE raid or emergency, or if you want a trained group of volunteers to go with you to an ICE check-in or immigration court, call Sanctuary DMV’s ICE Emergency Hotline at 202-335-1183. If you know someone in ICE detention who needs information or assistance, call the CAIR Coalition at 202-331-3329. See flyer for more information. (Spanish)

Resources to Prepare for Immigration Raids, a comprehensive compilation of resources by local organizations.
ACLU-MD’s What to Do If You’re Stopped by the Police (English). ( Spanish)
ACLU-MD’s Additional Information for Non-Citizens. ( Spanish)
ACLU-MD’s ICE Home Raids (English) . ( Spanish)
Call United We Dream’s national hotline at: 1-844-363-1423 to report ICE activity.
Procedures for handling visits from immigration officers to County facilities
Know Your Rights Handouts: If ICE Visits a Home, Employer or a Public Space, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), in English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, and Punjabi. (11/30/2017)
Know Your Rights Information and Flyers by United We Dream. Available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Hindi, Farsi, Marathi, Tagalog, and Haitian-Creole.
Know Your Rights Postcards in multiple languages (including Arabic, Spanish, Farsi, and Somai). Print and carry with you. By National Immigration Law Center. (11/10/2016)
CASA de Maryland’s Know Your Rights Booklets, in English and Spanish. (updated 3/2017)
CLINIC’s Know Your Rights Guides and Know Your Rights Cards (in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Haitian Creole, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese) and (Spanish).
Know Your Rights video (English), ( Espanol). By CAIR Coalition (1/2017)
InformedImmigrant.com has a wealth of up-to-date resources, in English and Spanish, including FAQ’s on recent Executive Orders, the status of DACA and more.
Immi helps immigrants in the U.S. understand their legal options, provides an online screening tool, legal information and referrals to nonprofit legal services organizations