ICE Detention & Raids

ICE Activity and Raids Response

If you personally witness ICE activity, report to any of these three rapid response lines:  

• Immigrant Defense Network: 612-255-3112  
• Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee: miracmn@gmail.com   
• Monarca Rapid Response Line: 612-441-2881 (not for live response, only call with identifying information about an immigrant abductee) 

Note: Consider joining neighborhood/community-level networks for faster local response. 

When documenting, practice providing information using SALUTE format:
Size: How many people and/or vehicles are present? 
Activity: What specifically are they doing? 
Location: Address, nearby cross streets, or landmarks 
Uniform: What are they wearing or what identification do they have? 
Time: Date and time observed 
Equipment: What weapons or devices are they carrying?  

If an immigrant is detained by ICE, call the ILCM Detention Line (651) 641-1011 Monday-Thursday 1-3pm. 

For immigrants detained by ICE or immigrants preparing for possible detention, please use these additional resources: http://bit.ly/ProtectingMinnesotans  

For general immigration legal services and referrals, call or text CAIR-MN at (612) 206-3360. 
 
For protest arrestee legal support, contact National Lawyers Guild Minnesota: (612) 444-2654.  To locate a citizen who was arrested, check Hennepin and Ramsey County jail rosters on county websites. Have a safety plan for if you are detained. It is also critical that you receive sound criminal and/or immigration legal advice. Do not speak to ICE or law enforcement without a lawyer. Do not sign anything without a lawyer. 

For evidence of abuses or excessive use of force against immigrants, please email information to info@monarcamn.org  

For evidence of abuses or excessive use of force against citizens, use the ACLU form or the MN Attorney General’s Federal Action Reporting Form.

What to do if you encounter ICE

If you encounter Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or other law enforcement officers at home, on the street, at work, or anywhere else, remember that you have rights, and you can defend them.

You have the right to remain silent.

• You may refuse to speak to immigration officers. 
• Do not answer any questions. You may also say that you want to remain silent. 
• Do not say anything about where you were born or how you entered the U.S.

Do not open your door.

• To be allowed to enter your home, ICE must have a warrant signed by a judge with your correct name and address on it. 
• Do not open your door unless an ICE agent shows you a valid warrant.
• If an ICE agent wants to show you a warrant, they can hold it against a window or slide it under the door.

You have the right to speak to a lawyer.

• You can simply say, “I need to speak to my attorney.”
• You may have your lawyer with you if ICE or other law enforcement questions you.

Do not sign anything until you talk to a lawyer.

• ICE may try to get you to sign away your right to see a lawyer or a judge.
• Be sure you understand what a document actually says before signing it.

Always carry with you any valid immigration documents you have.

• Do not carry papers from another country with you, such as a foreign passport. Such papers could be used against you in the deportation process.
• Do not carry any false documents.
• You do not need to show documents before speaking with a lawyer. 

You have the right to document ICE activities.

If you witness ICE activity such as a raid or arrest, you have the right to take videos, photos, and written documentation.