Resources & Support

For our social workers and community members seeking resources and support to continue to serve our community to the best of our abilities. As social workers, our ethics call us to uphold dignity and worth, recognize sociopolitical forces shaping our clients’ lives, and practice with cultural humility. In light of recent events unfolding throughout the state of North Carolina over the past few days, we're sharing critical resources that may be helpful and relevant. Recent Custom and Border Patrol activity is affecting multiple NC communities, and there have been confirmed reports that this will continue to expand. These actions are creating real and immediate impacts. Enforcement activity can heighten trauma, fear of family separation, and barriers to healthcare, mental health care, education, and institutional trust. This is impacting our colleagues, our students, and the communities that we serve.

Below are two sets of resources: the first focused on North Carolina–specific immigration resources, and the second focused on educational social work resources.

North Carolina Immigration Resources

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)

Focus: Guidance on handling information requests from federal and state agents in campus settings.

ISSS main site:
isss.unc.edu
Federal & State Agent Requests (overview):
Federal & State Agent Requests – ISSS
Desk Reference Card (PDF):
Campus Visits from Agents – Desk Reference Card

Siembra NC

Focus: Grassroots immigrant defense, community organizing, and know-your-rights education.

Website:
siembranc.org
Facebook:
facebook.com/SiembraNC
Instagram:
@siembranc
Know-Your-Rights & printable resources:
tiny.cc/maindoc
OJO Obrero (live geographic information to ensure parents and workers get to school and work safely):
ojonc.org

How to Respond to ICE/Border Patrol (Crowdsourced Guide)

Focus: Crowdsourced, living document with guidance on community efforts, resources and volunteers opportunities, and information on how to respond safely to ICE and Border Patrol encounters.

Crowdsourced live document (updated regularly):
How to Respond to ICE/Border Patrol

El Pueblo

Focus: Community organization “for the community, by the community,” supporting Latinx and immigrant families in NC through advocacy, education, and emergency planning. Created the Familias Seguras (Safe Families) guide to help families prepare for emergencies, including detention or deportation.