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Know Your Rights in Illinois
Be Prepared
Carry a Know Your Rights card and important identification.
Call the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights' 24-hour Family Support Hotline: (855) 435-7693 if you need help or want to report a potential ICE sighting.
Make a plan to protect your family: list emergency contacts, authorize guardians for your children, and coordinate with schools or childcare providers.
If a loved one is detained,
You can locate them using ICE's online detainee locator.
If you witness immigration enforcement:
Do not interfere - this could put you at risk.
Safely record from a distance and write down details to report later.
Illinois law protects immigration communities. The Illinois Attorney General's office enforces TRUST and VOICE laws to ensure fair treatment of all people, including from immigration and law enforcement officers.
Non-Regulatory Guidelines for Licensed Day Care Facilities
To ensure that all day care providers understand the steps to take in situations involving immigration enforcement, this non-regulatory guidance outlines important precautions to take in case:
Immigration enforcement personnel request information from a provider; or
A child's caregiver (parent, relative, guardian) is detained or deported while picking up or dropping off a child at the day care, or during the time the child is in care.
Immigration enforcement personnel seek to carry out enforcement action at a day care home or facility.
Resources from:
The Illinois Immigration Information Hub Know Your Rights Toolkit
A comprehensive overview of free and low-cost immigration legal services
A family emergency plan template with step-by-step guidance
Organizational preparedness resources for buisinesses and employers
Resources from the Illinois State Board of Education
For more information, family support options and legal resources, visit:
