Immigrant Community
King County & Washington State Organizations Supporting Immigrant Youth & Families
Education Resources
The Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) Supporting our Immigrant, Refugee, and Undocumented Students & Families
WA State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Superintendent Reykdal Releases Guidance for Schools on Protections for Immigrant Students
WA State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Protections for Immigrant Students in Washington’s K–12 Public Schools
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Civil Rights in Washington Schools
National Education Association (NEA) Legal & Employment Guidance on Immigration Issues
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.
WAISN Community resources in your area vetted for accessibility to immigrants. The Community Resource Finder is a bilingual (Spanish and English) database.
WAISN Flyers, brochures, fact sheets and information sheets. Most resources are available in English and Spanish. Some are available in additional 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.
WAISN Encuentre recursos en su área verificados para la accesibilidad de los inmigrantes. El Buscador de Recursos Comunitarios es una base de datos bilingüe (español e inglés).
WAISN Vea o descargue folletos, folletos, hojas informativas y hojas informativas. La mayoría de los recursos están disponibles en inglés y español. Algunos están disponibles en idiomas adicionales.
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.
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.
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.
U.S. Department of Education (DOE) & Department of Justice (DOJ) May 8, 2014 Guidance Letter
U.S. Department of Education (DOE) & Department of Justice (DOJ) Fact Sheet on the Rights of All Children to Enroll in School
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) What Special Education Attorneys and Advocates Need to Know About Immigration Consequences of School Based Behaviors
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) Frequently Asked Questions Regarding School Interactions with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)