Know Your Rights
California continues to stand with you. Please see below for immigration resources in your respective county.
Santa Cruz County
County Resources
Know Your Rights - Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County
San Benito County
County Resources
LULAC San Benito County
Monterey County
County Resources
Immigration Nonprofit Agencies
San Luis Obispo County
County Resources
SLO UndocuSupport
State of California Resources
California Department of Justice – Immigrant Assistance – (800) 952-5225
California Department of Social Services (CDSS) – Immigration Services Unit – (916) 651-8017
UFW (United Farm Workers) Foundation
Salinas: (831) 220-3004
CRLA (California Rural Legal Assistance Fund) Foundation
Sacramento: (916) 446-7904
From the Office of the CA Attorney General
- You have the right to apply for and secure housing without sharing your immigration status. California law prohibits housing providers from asking about your immigration status unless you are applying for affordable housing funded by the federal government. Additionally, housing providers cannot harass or intimidate you by threatening or sharing information about your immigration status to ICE, law enforcement, or other government agencies.
- You have the right to access emergency medical care. Federal laws and regulations ensure the rights of all people to access emergency medical care, including undocumented immigrants.
- You have the right to an attorney. If you are arrested by police, you have the right to a government-appointed attorney. If you are detained by ICE and/or are facing immigration proceedings, you have the right to seek legal assistance through an attorney.
- State and local law enforcement cannot ask for your immigration status. California law expressly prohibits law enforcement from inquiring about a person's immigration status for immigration enforcement purposes.
- State and local law enforcement cannot share your personal information. This includes sharing your home or work address for immigration purposes, unless that information is available to the public or unless that information involves previous criminal arrest, convictions or similar criminal history.
- State and local law enforcement cannot assist ICE with immigration enforcement, with very limited exceptions. This means they cannot investigate, cannot interrogate, cannot arrest, and cannot detain you unless it is as part of joint federal task force where the primary purpose is not immigration enforcement.
The full "Know Your Immigration Rights" consumer alert is available in the following:
*This information is for awareness and not legal advice; please get legal advice from a lawyer and not a notario*
Immigration Resources
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