FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK AND HOTLINE
Updated 11/24/25
The purpose of the ICIRR Family Support Network (FSN) is to connect immigrant communities throughout Illinois to a full range of support in collaboration with member organizations (Información en español).
Two-Page Know Your Rights Fact Sheets to Download and Print
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS PDFS
To request one of ICIRR's workshops, trainings, or immigration presentations, please use this Inquiry Form.
Need support? Call our Family Support Hotline
1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY
(1-855-435-7693)
Available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Korean, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Dari, Urdu, Pashto, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
Hotline Call Options:
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Report ICE activity.
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Deportation defense: If you or a loved one is in removal proceedings and need assistance locating them or connecting with an immigration legal provider.
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All other questions, resources, and referrals, including SNAP, DACA, healthcare, reporting Trust Act Violations, workplace discrimination, and more.
Immigration Legal Resources:
COURT WATCH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Court Watch is a volunteer program founded in 2007 to observe and bear witness at detained immigrants’ hearings in Chicago. While Illinois passed legislation that banned immigrant detention within our state beginning in 2022, deportation cases are still processed in the Chicago Immigration Court nearly every weekday for immigrants - including Illinois residents - who are jailed in Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, and other states.
Can you volunteer a few hours a month to stand with detained immigrants?
Court Watch volunteers attend as many of these hearings as possible (most hearings are
currently conducted online via Webex). We partner with legal organizations and pro bono
attorneys, highlighting problems we observe and cases where unrepresented detainees are in
need of legal help.
If you'd like to volunteer with us, please email icirrcourtwatch@gmail.com.