Resources
Tools, guides, and organizations to help you navigate immigration, legal rights, and more — with a focus on Arizona.
We believe knowledge is power. Whether you or someone you love is facing an immigration challenge or needs legal guidance — these resources are here to help. For food, shelter, domestic violence support, and nearly any other need, 211 Arizona is the single best place to start. This list is curated by our team and updated regularly.
Immigration & Legal Rights
Know Your Rights — ILRC Red Cards
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center's printable Red Cards help people assert their rights during encounters with ICE. Available in multiple languages — print and share with your community.
GuideFlorence Project — Arizona
The Florence Project provides free legal services to adults and unaccompanied children detained by immigration authorities in Arizona. One of the largest immigration legal services nonprofits in the country.
OrganizationPuente Human Rights Movement
Phoenix-based grassroots organization defending immigrant communities from deportation and detention. Offers know-your-rights trainings, a food bank, Migra Watch rapid response, and the Línea de Defensa: (480) 506-7437.
OrganizationMexican Consulate in Phoenix
The Consulate General of Mexico in Phoenix provides consular protection, documentation services, and legal guidance for Mexican nationals in Arizona. Services include passport and ID issuance, consular registration (matrícula consular), assistance for detained nationals, and referrals to legal aid. Available to all Mexican citizens regardless of immigration status.
GovernmentAliento
Arizona-based organization led by and for undocumented young people and their families. Provides mental health support, leadership development, and community resources for those navigating the immigration system.
OrganizationPhoenix Legal Action Network (PLAN)
Provides free immigration legal services, community power building, and storytelling programs that center immigrant voices in Arizona. Offers a weekly housing legal clinic and partners with immigrant-led organizations across the state.
OrganizationBorderlands Resource Initiative
Phoenix-based organization defending the rights and dignity of migrants through immigration court watch, ICE accompaniment, Know Your Rights education, rapid response training, and the AQUÍ legal clinic. Builds community solidarity and legal capacity across the region.
OrganizationCAIR Arizona
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Arizona chapter — a civil rights and advocacy organization serving Muslim communities. Provides legal support for those facing religious discrimination, hate crimes, or civil rights violations, and advocates on immigration and civil liberties issues.
OrganizationImmigration Advocates Network
Find free and low-cost immigration legal services near you through a searchable national directory.
DirectoryNational Immigration Law Center
Policy updates, legal analysis, and resources defending the rights of low-income immigrants.
OrganizationImmigrant Defense Project
Legal resources and advocacy for immigrants facing immigration detention or deportation proceedings.
OrganizationKeep Your Documents Safe — Important Reminder
Make copies of all your immigration paperwork — visa, passport, A-Number card, court notices, and any other official documents. Store them in a safe location where your family or trusted friends can find them if you are detained. Consider giving a trusted person a copy as well. Being prepared now protects your family later.
GuideNeed Help from a City, State, or Federal Agency?
City of Phoenix Community Transparency Initiative (CTI)
Established by the Mayor and City Council in March 2026, the CTI provides a structured, transparent approach to documenting federal immigration enforcement activities within Phoenix and assessing their impacts on residents. Includes Know Your Rights resources, multilingual materials in 8 languages, and tools for residents and businesses to report impacts.
GovernmentReport Federal Misconduct — City of Phoenix Portal
If you believe federal agents acted outside the law or violated civil rights within the City of Phoenix, you can file a report through this secure portal. Reports are reviewed by the Phoenix Police Department's Special Investigations Detail and preserved for potential civil action. You may report anonymously, and you may report on behalf of someone else. Administered by the City of Phoenix Office of Accountability and Transparency (OAT). You can also contact OAT directly at 602-262-6287 or oat@phoenix.gov.
GovernmentFind Your Elected Officials
Find Your Arizona State Legislators
Look up your Arizona State House Representative and State Senator by address. Your state legislators represent you at the Arizona State Capitol and can be powerful advocates on issues affecting your community — including state-level immigration policies, funding for community services, and local protections.
Find My State LegislatorsFind Your U.S. Congressperson & Senators
Look up your U.S. House Representative and both U.S. Senators for Arizona by address. Your federal representatives vote on immigration law, federal funding, and civil rights protections. Contacting them directly — especially in large numbers — can make a real difference.
Find My Federal RepresentativesCommunity Organizing & Advocacy
Arizona Democracy Resource Center (ADRC)
A people-centered, grassroots organization founded and led by Black, Brown, Indigenous, Queer, and trans leaders. Offers rights restoration, free legal clinics, mutual aid, and civic education — building political power for communities historically pushed to the margins.
OrganizationTrans Queer Pueblo
An autonomous LGBTQ+ migrant community of color in Arizona. Creates community-led solutions for basic needs, cultivates leadership among LGBTQ+ migrants of color, and fights for social justice through organizing, mutual aid, and cultural expression.
OrganizationAZ PODER
Builds political power among working-class communities in Arizona to disrupt state violence through community governance and organizing. Works to ensure community needs are prioritized in elections and that policies restrict ICE from using public property.
OrganizationLUCHA — Living United for Change in Arizona
A member-powered people's organization fighting for social, racial, and economic transformation in Arizona. Advocates for immigrant rights, affordable housing, healthcare, and economic justice — and organizes communities to take action when they are under attack.
OrganizationDocuments & Guides for Detained Individuals
Form G-28 — ICE Privacy Release (Notice of Entry of Appearance)
This form allows ICE to release information about a detained person to a designated representative. Complete your name, A-Number, and personal details only. Do NOT fill in who ICE can release information to, and do NOT date the form — forms have expiration dates, and dating it now could make it invalid if you are detained later. Keep the completed form with your important documents in a safe place where your family or trusted contacts can find it.
EnglishHow to Request Your ICE Ankle Monitor Be Removed
A self-help guide for individuals on Alternatives to Detention (ATD) supervision — ankle monitors, check-ins, or the SmartLINK app. Explains your rights, how to de-escalate situations with ICE officers, and steps to take if your supervision conditions are changed or violated. Written for people representing themselves without an attorney.
EnglishBond Hearing Guide (English)
Step-by-step guide to requesting and preparing for an immigration bond hearing.
EnglishBond Hearing Guide (Spanish)
Guía paso a paso para solicitar y prepararse para una audiencia de fianza de inmigración.
EspañolArizona Immigration Bond Checklist
A practical checklist to help families and supporters gather everything needed for a bond hearing.
EnglishProlonged Detention Bond Guide
Guidance for individuals who have been held in detention for an extended period and are seeking bond.
English90-Day Custody Review Guide
Explains the 90-day custody review process and how detained individuals can request release.
EnglishHabeas Corpus Guide
A guide to filing a habeas corpus petition to challenge unlawful immigration detention in federal court.
EnglishVoluntary Departure Guide
Explains voluntary departure — what it means, how to request it, and the risks and benefits involved.
EnglishHow to Win Humanitarian Parole
A guide to applying for humanitarian parole to allow a family member to enter or remain in the U.S.
EnglishLetters to a Detainee Booklet
A resource for families and supporters on how to write to and support a loved one in immigration detention.
EnglishMandy's Project does not endorse any specific organization and is not responsible for the content of external websites. This list is provided for informational purposes only. If you know of a resource we should add, please contact us.
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