Resources in Spanish
Recursos
Las notas están en inglés. Los enlaces abren materiales en español.
Café Gratis is not a legal service. Links go to each organization's own materials in Spanish. Interpreters are available on the hotlines.
Llame para pedir ayuda Call for help
WAISN hotline
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network. Report ICE activity or get help after someone is detained. Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. English and Spanish, with interpreters for other languages.
Washington 211
Help finding food, housing, utilities, and health care near you. 24 hours, with interpreters in many languages.
NWIRP detention line
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. For someone held at the Tacoma detention center, or their family. Leave a message with the person's name and A-number.
Conozca sus derechos Know your rights
Know your rights with immigration (WAISN)
A short flyer on your rights if you meet immigration officers.
Red cards (ILRC)
Pocket cards to carry. Hand one to an officer to assert your rights without speaking. In 59 languages.
Know your rights (NWIRP)
Flyers, immigration court guides, and videos from Washington's largest immigration legal nonprofit.
Planee para su familia Plan for your family
Immigrant Safety Plan (Legal Counsel for Youth and Children)
A plan for children's care, with free virtual appointments to help you fill it out.
Deportation Preparation Manual (Appleseed)
Step by step planning for child care, money, and property.
Family preparedness plan (ILRC)
A step by step plan. Written for California, so check Washington's rules on caregivers and guardianship with a lawyer.
If a family is separated (Georgetown University)
A guide for parents and helpers working to reunite a family.
Su caso en la corte Your court case
Pay the annual asylum fee
Asylum applicants now owe a yearly fee. ASAP explains how much, and how to pay USCIS or the court.
Contact ICE's lawyers (OPLA)
Contacts for each ICE legal office, including Seattle.
Asylum videos (City of Seattle)
Short videos on the asylum process, in Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Choose your language above.
6. Work for their release
WAISN's bond fund helps pay immigration bonds. Habeas tools help people held without a bond hearing.
WAISN bond fundHabeas help (detentionhelp.org)Habeas toolkit (Columbia Legal)
Voluntary departure explained (IRC)
Risks of voluntary departure and self-deportation.
A New Path (Education Justice Project)
Planning before deportation, and rebuilding life after it in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Venezuela.
Bienvenido a Casa (El Salvador)
El Salvador's reception program for returning citizens.
Grupos que pueden ayudar Groups that can help
Catholic Immigration Legal Services
Immigration legal help for Washington residents. Serves people in Spanish, French, Russian, Dari, and Pashto.
Safe Route Immigration
Lutheran Community Services Northwest. Offices in Seattle and SeaTac. Serves people in Spanish, Russian, Dari, and Pashto.
Colectiva Legal del Pueblo
Burien. Immigration legal help in Spanish and English.
Entre Hermanos
Immigration legal help for LGBTQ+ Latinos. Free consultations on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
El Centro de la Raza legal clinic
Free bilingual clinic on the second Wednesday of each month, January to November. Leave a message to sign up.
Villa Comunitaria
Casa Latina
Seattle worker center for Latino immigrants.
El Centro de la Raza
Seattle community center serving Latino families.