The publications below can help your nonprofit organization or small business prepare for a potential encounter with immigration enforcement agents.
If your organization needs legal advice from an attorney regarding immigration enforcement and how it impacts your nonprofit or small business, then please contact us to inquire if you are eligible for our free legal services.
- A Guide for Employers: What to Do if Immigration Comes to Your Workplace
- Published by the National Immigration Law Center.
- Available in English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Spanish.
- This publication is a good, brief introduction to the steps that organizations should take to get ready for these encounters.
- What to Do If Immigration Officers (ICE) Visit Your Business
- Published by Seattle-based attorney Jeff Liang.
- Available in English, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
- This publication features examples of valid and invalid judicial warrants, helpful diagrams, and sample policies to adopt.
- FAQs on Nonprofit and Small Business Rights with Respect to Immigration Enforcement (ICE)
- Published by Public Counsel.
- Available in English.
- This publication goes into more detail about various topics, and it features more detailed sample policies.
- Preparing Your Nonprofit for Immigration Enforcement
- Published by the Lawyers Alliance for New York.
- Available in English.
- This publication includes sample policies, sample warrants, and provides a nice FAQ format. Note, that it includes some materials relevant only for NY-based organizations.
Webinar — Getting Ready: Legal Basics for Small Businesses and Preparing for Workplace Raids
In June 2025, we hosted a webinar focusing on how small businesses can get ready for increased government scrutiny by learning more about what to do during a workplace raid or other encounters with ICE, as well as how to address common compliance issues relevant to small businesses. Presenters include Kripa Upadhyay, an immigration attorney who is Of Counsel at Buchalter, P.C., and Talya West, small business attorney at Communities Rise. The recording of the webinar is provided below:
Below you can download the slides from the webinar presentation.