Know Your Rights for Business

How to prepare for workplace ICE raids

Know how to prepare for and respond to ICE raids. See NILC: What to do if immigration comes to your workplace
Create a company action plan for how to respond to a raid. Use information from the Immigration Law Center link above as well as information on this worksheet to create an action plan that works for your business. Train a trusted employee to implement the plan when you are not there,
Make sure your employees know the plan and managers are well versed in executing the plan.
Hold KNOW YOUR RIGHTS and raid preparation trainings for your employees. See: CIRC: Colorado Immigration Rights Council resources
Have access to an immigration employment attorney. To find attorneys see Ready To Stay
Be ready to refer your employees to local organizations that do legal representation and deportation defense. To find organizations, see NILS Colorado and CIRC Resources
Make sure all employees and managers have the Colorado Rapid Response Network number in their phones to call if a raid is occurring: 1-844-863-8341

(These actins should be part of your company plan)

Call the CORRN Hotline number immediately at 844.864.8341
Have employees refer all questions to the designated point person for their shift, who has been trained to follow your company’s plan. This is the only person who should talk to the ICE agents.
Capture as much information from the agents as possible -- badge numbers, names, what they asked, etc. If possible, video their actions.
Determine whether ICE has a judicial warrant (issued by a court and signed by a judge). A judicial warrant will have "U.S. Magistrate Judge" below the signature line. See CIRC: Understanding warrants
CRRN: Identifying a warrant
If they have a judicial warrant, make sure the scope of the warrant is correct. (Correct date, name and address of business, name of the person they are asking for.)
If they do not have authorization, do not let them into private areas.
Keep calm!
Do not run away.
Do not lie to officers.
Do not interfere with their activities.
Contact your immigration attorney.

(This page was created by the Colorado Immigrant Protection Team).