Immigration Resources

Know Your Rights

The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition offers Know Your Rights material, along with Resources and Factsheets.

Know Your Rights Cards

English | Spanish | Arabic | Haitian Creole | Russian | Mandarin | French

ACLU of Massachusetts has up-to-date information on issues important to immigrants and refugees. Below are videos on Knowing Your Rights:

We Have Rights | When I.C.E. is Outside Your Door

English | Spanish | Arabic | Haitian Creole | Russian | Mandarin | French

We Have Rights | Inside Our Homes

English | Spanish | Arabic | Haitian Creole | Russian | Mandarin | French

We Have Rights | In Our Communities, In Our Streets

English | Spanish | Arabic | Haitian Creole | Russian | Mandarin | French

We Have Rights | If I.C.E. Arrests Us

English | Spanish | Arabic | Haitian Creole | Russian | Mandarin | French

Massachusetts-based Immigration Resources

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) assists individuals in finding specific immigration lawyers in your area that speak your language

Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network (BIJAN) is a community network working to reduce the escalating harm of our immigration system in the current political context. BIJAN has hotlines for those who have been detained, (617) 637-8195, and for family and friends of those who have been detained (617) 396-7143

Central West Justice Center, (800) 649-3718, partners with Community Legal Aid to provide free legal help to low-income and elderly residents of central and western Massachusetts. Central West Justice Center advocates focus on cases involving humanitarian-based immigration law, employment rights, housing and homelessness issues, and access to public benefits

Community Legal Aid, (855) 252-5342, provides free civil legal services to low-income and elderly residents of Central and Western Massachusetts

Immigrant Family Services Institute, (617) 322-1348, provides legal aid, housing, education, children’s programs, health insurance, and more to immigrants and their children

LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MA (LUCE Defense Hotline), 617-370-5023, operates a statewide hotline to provide real-time information, resources, and, when necessary, rapid response to communities

Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative (MACI Intake Line), (508) 505-4588, is a intake line for detained and non-detained individuals from Massachusetts that will be able to request help and be connected with an available legal service provider for potential representation

New England Justice for Our Neighbors, (855) 635-8781, provides expert legal aid to Massachusetts immigrants seeking humanitarian-based visas. Their clients include unaccompanied minors, asylum applicants, and victims of violence. Advice and advocacy legal clinics in Western MA can be reached at: (413) 386-9951

Pioneer Valley Workers Center, (413) 570-3060, assists individuals in applying for a driver’s license

SABES, the Massachusetts adult education professional development system, offers a 2026 Immigration Guide that includes information about changes to countries with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), travel restrictions, detentions and deportations, social services, and more.

413Cares is a local group connecting people with resources

The Amherst and Northampton Police Departments will not share information with I.C.E. Please see their statements:

National Immigration Resources

​The Immigration Advocates Network maintains a national directory of more than 950 free or low-cost nonprofit immigration legal services providers in all 50 states (Center for New Americans has a partial list of immigration professionals in our area.)

Informed Immigrant is a continuously updated resource site for immigrants and allies across the United States

Policy and Status Updates

Haitian TPS was set to end on February 3rd, 2026. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. HAITIAN TPS IS STILL ACTIVE. Click here for an update on the court’s decision. Haitian TPS holders click here for a Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) drafted letter that you can prove to employer’s that your status and work authorization are still valid.

Click here to read Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s Response to I.C.E. and How You Can Take Action

Click here for more information about what to do if you are arrested by I.C.E.

Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network (BIJAN) offers hotlines that assist those who have been detained, and family and friends of those detained:

Family and Friends Hotline: (617) 396-7143 
Detained Hotline: (617) 637-8195

Family Preparedness

Immigrant Family Services Institute Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Geralde V. Gabeau, speaks here on how to keep your family safe during the current political climate and reiterates the importance of knowing your rights

The MIRA Coalition offers multilingual Family Preparedness packets

Center for New Americans is a DOJ Recognized Agency.

Click here to find a list of recognized programs by state.

Be careful about receiving services from an organization that is not recognized.