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Take Immediate Action

Show Up:

  • Get trained and know when ICE is active in Rhode Island. Click here to join the ICE alert channel.

  • Click here to sign up to receive email alerts regarding rallies, trainings, and boycotts.

  • Join the monthly migration rosary at the Wyatt. First Saturday of each month at 11:00 am. Meet at Fuerza Laboral. Click here to learn more about the monthly migration rosary at the Wyatt.

  • Support immigrant owned businesses in your local communities.

Support Groups on the Ground:

  • Click here to access numerous resources available for Rhode Island’s immigrant communities.

  • AMOR provides direct services to immigrants and mobilizes the community to resistance.

  • DDN organizes ICE alerts, bystander action and community training.

  • RDC provides direct services to immigrants including education and advocacy.

  • CFFEF provides monetary support to families impacted by immigration policy.

  • Progresso Latino provides direct services to immigrant communities including medical, food panty and education.

  • Click here to support the work of Conexión Latina Newport.

  • Click here to learn more about how to volunteer with Organize Aquidneck.

Local Community Resources

Providence

  • Click here download signage for private spaces.

  • Click here to download the executive order.

  • Click here to download the executive order.

Being Prepared for ICE Enforcement at Church

With the rescission of policies that required Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to seek additional authorization before entering churches, schools, and hospitals, we encourage Rhode Island’s faith communities to carefully review the guidance below to ensure a prepared and legally informed response.

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SNEUCC 2025 Immigration Enforcement Resources

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Office of Government Relations

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Resources for Immigrants

Colorful logo of the Evangelical Lutheran Church New England Synod, featuring a circle divided into four parts with red, blue, green, and yellow sections, and the word 'ELCA' below.

Refugee & Immigration Task Force

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UMC Immigration Reform and Sanctuary Resources

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Quaker Resources to Support Immigration Justice

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PC(USA) Immigration & Safety Resources

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UUA Immigrant Justice

  • Guide titled 'If You Interact with ICE Agents at Work' outlining your rights regarding ICE interactions, including questions to ask, refusing consent, remaining silent, showing immigration documents, speaking to a lawyer, recording interactions, and not interfering.

    Know Your Rights

    If you interact with ICE Agents at work

  • Guidelines for dealing with ice agents at your door, including staying calm, asking questions, checking for warrants, refusing entry without a signed warrant, and rights to remain silent or speak with a lawyer. ACLU logo and 'Know Your Rights' label.

    Know Your Rights

    If ICE Agents show up at your door

  • Conozca Sus Derechos

    Si Agentes del ICE illegan a tu lugar de trabajo

  • Guidelines for ICE agents on how to approach your door, including not opening it, asking about their purpose, and calling an attorney if detained. The text is in Spanish, with the ACLUs logo in the bottom right corner.

    Conozca Sus Derechos

    Si Agentes del ICE illegan a tu lugar de trabajo

Immigration Commission

  • This factsheet explains the protected areas policy, the laws that currently apply to these areas, and the steps advocates and communities can take to help immigrants maintain access to essential community spaces and services.

  • Click here to ask the White House to issue TPS for Nicaragua.

  • Click here to ask your U.S. Senator to support the Fulfilling Promises to Afghan Allies Act (FFPAA).

  • Click here on information about how to become a DOJ Accredited Representative (grants the ability to represent asylum-seekers in court without being a lawyer).

For Asylum Seekers

  • Renew Work Permits

    Asylum seekers that hold two-year EAD work permits should immediately apply to renew them.

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  • Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project

    Join the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (free membership) to receive important updates.

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  • Know Your Rights

    All people (asylum seekers and undocumented folks) have protections under the U.S. Constitution. Click below to learn more about your rights.

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