Immigrant Community

Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Know Your Rights
virtual workshops
➜ February 11, 6–7:30 pm
➜ March 11, 6–7:30 pm

Learn how to support yourself and your community during encounters with immigration enforcement agents. This training covers what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement comes to your home or workplace, how to identify valid warrants, and how to assert your rights safely.

Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Rapid Response
virtual trainings
➜ February 6, 6–8 pm
➜ March 6, 6–8 pm

Learn about existing networks across the state that mobilize for deportation defense, and work to support communities and keep families together.

King County & Washington State Organizations Supporting Immigrant Youth & Families

The Children’s Network For Kids: What to Do If You're Worried About ICE
You’re not alone. This guide is just for you, to help you feel safer, stronger, and supported.

Northwest Immigration Rights Project (NWIRP) Know Your Rights presentation highlighting the rights of students, families, teachers, and administrators in K-12 schools when they encounter immigration agents, and relevant immigration policy updates. This webinar was recorded on 1/15/2026.

Northwest Immigration Rights Project (NWIRP) presentación de "Conozca sus Derechos" enfocada en los derechos de los estudiantes, las familias, los maestros y el personal administrativo en las escuelas primarias y secundarias cuando se enfrentan con las autoridades migratorias y los cambios recientes en las políticas de inmigracion relevantes. Este seminario web se grabó el 15 de enero de 2026.

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Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN)

The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Deportation Defense Hotline is the only statewide hotline exclusively dedicated to serving immigrants and refugees, particularly undocumented immigrants, in the state of Washington. WAISN serves all immigrants and refugees of every race, ethnicity, embodiment, gender identity, sexuality, nationality, location, language, and culture.

Call: 1-844-724-3737
Monday to Friday: 6 am to 6 pm
We speak Spanish and English.
Interpretation available in nearly 300 languages.

Acerca de la Línea de Defensa contra la Deportación

La Línea de Defensa contra la Deportación de la Red de Solidaridad de Inmigrantes en Washington (WAISN, por sus siglas en inglés) es la única línea de apoyo estatal dedicada exclusivamente a atender a inmigrantes y refugiados, sobre todo a inmigrantes indocumentados, en el estado de Washington. Brindamos servicio a inmigrantes y refugiados de toda raza, etnia, identidad de género, sexualidad, nacionalidad, localización, idioma y cultura.

Call: 1-844-724-3737
Lunes a viernes: 6am a 6pm
Hablamos español y inglés.
Interpretación disponible en casi 300 idiomas.

Immigrant Safety Plan Community Training

Legal Counsel for Youth and Children (LCYC) and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) are partnering to host trainings and answer questions about the Immigrant Safety Plan, a community resource to help parents plan for the care of their child(ren) (with or without status) in the event that a parent is unable to care for their child, particularly if the parent is detained or deported.

Taller Comunitario Sobre el Plan de Seguridad para Inmigrantes

Juntos, Abogados para Jóvenes y Niños (LCYC, por sus siglas en inglés) y Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) entrenaran la comunidad y responderán a preguntas sobre el Plan de Seguridad para Inmigrantes, un recurso comunitario que ayudará padres de familia hacer preparativos por el cuidado de sus hijos (con o sin estatus) en el evento que un padre no tenga la capacidad de cuidar por su hijo, particularmente si un padre es detenido or deportado.

ACLU Washington (ACLU-WA)

The ACLU of Washington is the state affiliate of the ACLU. We work to ensure justice, freedom and equality are realities for all people in Washington state, with particular attention to the rights of people and groups who have historically been disenfranchised.

 

We Have Rights — An empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Tenemos Derechos — Una campaña de empoderamiento para preparar y defender de manera segura nuestros derechos durante encuentros con la agencia de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE).

我们有权利 — 在与移民和海关执法机构（ICE）接触期间，这个运动是为了维护我们的权利和安全做好准备。

Available in eight languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Mandarin, Haitian Creole, Russian, and Urdu.

 

Council of Parent Attorneys & Advocates (COPAA)

 

Changes in Immigration Enforcement Starting in 2025
On January 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new policy allowing immigration officers and agents to carry out enforcement actions—including arrests and searches—of undocumented immigrants in “sensitive locations” including schools and churches. This new directive replaced a policy previously implemented in 2011, which had established that officers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”)  would not carry out enforcement actions at these sensitive locations except in limited situations. In 2021, the Department of Homeland Security had expanded the list of sensitive locations to include social services establishments and  places where children gather, including school bus stops, playgrounds, and childcare centers.

Under the newly announced policy of January 2025, those previous protections are no longer in place.

Under Federal law, State and local educational agencies are required to provide all children with equal access to public education at the elementary and secondary level. Student enrollment practices that may chill or discourage the participation, or lead to the exclusion, of students based on their or their parents’ or guardians’ actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status contravene Federal law.  The United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of Education (Departments) issued guidance in 2014 to remind districts of the Federal obligation to provide equal educational opportunities to all children residing within their district.