Know Your Rights. Protect Your Community.
Immigration enforcement and police are used to divide and intimidate the working class. Know your rights, prepare your family, and stand together so no one faces ICE or the courts alone. This is how we fight back.
Emergency & Preparation
I need to know my rights or prepare my family.
Request Support
I have an ICE check-in or court date.
Get Involved
I want to volunteer or stand with immigrants.
Disclaimer: These materials are for information only, not legal advice. Always consult a trusted attorney or legal worker about your specific situation.
Know Your Rights & Prepare Your Family
The most important tools you have are the right to remain silent and the right to not consent to searches. Memorize them. Teach them to your family. The guides below provide step-by-step instructions for what to do in common situations.
If someone has already been detained or is being detained right now, call the VWN hotline immediately at (559) 206-0151 and read our Detention Guide.
From Knowledge to Action: Stand with the Working Class
Knowing your rights is the first step. The next is acting collectively. The bosses and landlords use immigration status to keep wages low and crush organizing for everyone. When we stand together, we make it harder for them to operate in silence and fear. This is how we build power.
ICE Check-In Coverage, Accompaniment & Volunteer
We organize volunteer teams to observe ICE check-ins and accompany people to high-risk appointments. Our presence provides community protection, documents state activity, and ensures no one disappears alone. This is not charity; it is disciplined, working-class solidarity.
Observe and log activity outside the Stockton ICE facility.
Support people at check-ins, court dates, and other appointments.
Spread information by canvassing, tabling, and giving presentations to your family or congregation.
Build a United Front of the Working Class
We are building a united front of workers in San Joaquin County—farmworkers, tenants, congregations, and union members—independent of both major parties. We will not be divided by papers, race, or language. We will organize where we live and work until no employer can threaten a worker into silence and no family faces these crises alone.