Know Your Rights

Know Your Rights

Coast Community College District remains firmly committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all students, faculty, staff, and the community. Please scroll to find links to college and state wide resources.

Key Resources:

• Coast Community College District Resources & Support: Resources for Undocumented Students
• Know Your Rights Toolkit | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
• Findyourally.com Legal Services Appointment Portal – Legal Services Appointment Portal. The Higher Education Legal Services Project provides FREE immigration legal services to California Community Colleges students, faculty, and staff.
• National Immigration Legal Services Directory - Nonprofit Resource Center
  Search engine for immigration legal services providers by state, county, or detention facility. Only nonprofit organizations that provide Free or low-cost immigration legal services are listed. If you have questions, please see our list of frequently asked questions or email directory@immigrationadvocates.org.
• Hotline The OCRRN Hotline is a resource for the community to call in about ICE sightings and case support and more. (Family Prepardeness, First 24 Hours, Filming ICE, Immigration at a workplaceand Free Immigration Consultion & DACA Renewal Assistatnce)

Register for Webinars:

• Immigrant Legal Defense: On-going Webinars bit.ly/m/ILD
• Immigration policy updates by CARECEN Webinar, July 24th,2025 |10AM-11:30AM 
  Join here: qrco.de/KYRJuly24 
  Learn more about:
  -Immigration Policy Updates
  -Know Your Rights and Family Preparedness
  -Supporting Students & Family
  -How you can protect yourself and avoid immigration fraud
  -Local resources

• The Big (Beautiful) Bill: Immigration Impact Webinar by CHIRLA: Friday, July 25,2025 |12:00 PM
  Register and receive the zoom link for the webinar:Webinar Registration Form
  Join an informative webinar where we will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the "The Big (Beautiful) Bill" and its impact on the community.

• Family Preparedness Workshop, Thursday, July 31st ,2025 | 4PM-6PM
  Presented by Violeta Schultz (Licensed Attorney in U.S. & Mexico)
  Join us to learn how to prepare a family plan in case of immigration detention.
  Register:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AJiAp2gOTC29imWBifKdsQ#/registration 

Additional Resources:

• Family Preparedness Plan Create a family plan in case a family member is being arrested or detained. This sheet will help with the collection of information and paperwork needed in case someone gets detained. 
• FIRST 24 HOURS A guide to what you can do within the first 24 hours if someone gets detained. Learn ways that community and family can support, information to get from ICE, and general tips in the case a loved one gets detained.
• Consultation Contacts Free immigration consultation and DACA renewal assistance. Call to make an appointment to meet with Legal Accredited Representatives and Immigration Attorneys.
• Know Your Rights – NAKASEC Mobil App for Android and Apple devices with Know Your Rights information
• Filming ICE Learn about filming ICE and law enforcement. Know your rights when you interact with ICE and law enforcement. 

Take Action: 

• Donate or Volunteer with the Orange County Rapid Response Network, an interconnected system of non-profit and grassroots organizations, civil rights attorneys, law school clinics, and individuals working together to respond to dehumanizing immigration enforcement activities and policies in Orange County https://account.venmo.com/u/OCRRN  
  
• Donate or Volunteer with VietRISE a Vietnamese organizing community dedicated to building power with and serving Vietnamese and other immigrant communities of color in Orange County. Their mission is to advance social justice and build power with these communities through a comprehensive approach encompassing organizing, narrative change, cultural empowerment, and civic engagement. Donate here: https://www.classy.org/give/568949/#!/donation/checkout 
• Donate to CHIRLA provides essential legal services and advocacy that safeguard immigrant rights, ensuring that vulnerable communities have a voice and a support system. For over 39 years, CHIRLA has been making a powerful impact by empowering immigrants through education, legal assistance, and policy change. Donate here: https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/ 
  
  

If you have questions, need support, or are looking for ways to support others, please feel free to connect with our Dream Resource Program Coordinator: dzetina@cccd.edu or 714.241.6003