Immigrant resources

Legal rights and support for immigrant communities

Christ's call to loving our neighbors includes welcoming the strangers in our midst and ensuring their rights and dignity are maintained. The items on this page are for immigrants, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.

Resources for migrant allies

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A group of people are walking on a dirt trail. There are crosses in their backpacks with messages in Spanish.
Four cards with information about rights for immigrants on the front and back.

Know Your Rights cards

These printable Know Your Rights cards are ideal for distributing!

From left, Yassmine Youssef Hawchar, Cassandra Cisneros and Lillian Kamaleson, participants of the Young Adult Peacebuilders Training, enjoy the views and build relationships as they visit the Garden

Family preparedness plan

Every family should have a plan in case of an emergency. This step-by-step family preparedness plan, created by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, is a critical tool for immigrant families to think ahead and set more concrete plans for immigration emergencies like deportation.

On January 25, 2018, MCC partner New York Mennonite Immigration Program (NYMIP) held a bimonthly "Know Your Rights" training as part of their Pathways to Dignity program. This particular workshop too

Immigration legal services

The U.S. Department of Justice maintains a list of recognized immigration legal service providers sorted by state.

Support MCC U.S. migration efforts

Your generosity supports justice for migrants.