This page includes a list of trusted ONLINE resources: 
For in-person organizations available IN Marshalltown
​For other immigraton advocacy groups around Iowa,

Emergency Planning & Know Your Rights
"Know Your Rights"/"Conozca Sus Derechos" (from Immigrant Defense Project)
"Know Your Rights"/"Conozca Sus Derechos" (from National Immigration Law Center)
Emergency Planning/Know Your Rights (from Catholic Charities/Dubuque)
     -includes POA forms for minor children & POA for financial matters
Guide to Make a Family Emergency Plan (English & Spanish)
Steps to Take to Prepare Your Family (from Informed Immigrant)    
Sign up for the Central Iowa Community ID
For Employers/Workplaces (National Immigration Law Center)
For Healthcare Providers (National Immigration Law Center)
Print Your Own "Red Cards" (Know Your Rights), various languages

Find Legal Help - Immigration
Iowa Movement for Migrant Justice Immigration Legal Services
Catholic Charities (Dubuque Diocese serves Marshall County) Legal Services
Help Tool from Immi
Iowa Immigration Attorneys list, updated 4/2025

If Someone You Know is Detained
ICE Detainer FAQ 
Find someone in ICE custody: ICE's online detainee locator
Get immigration bond help or donate for Iowans: Prairielands Freedom Fund
"Lost in the Immigration System" Full Toolkit (by Freedom for Immigrants)

Find Legal or Advocacy Help - (Non-Immigration)
Iowa Legal Aid 
Disability Rights Iowa

For Immigrant Students & Educators
Latino College Access Network - resources for Iowa students
​DREAM Iowa's Scholarship List - as of 2022
United We Dream - DREAMer-founded national organization
Informed Immigrant's Undocumented Student Guide
Dept. of Ed Resource Guide: Supporting Undocumented Youth
DREAM.US Education Resources for DACA/Undocumented Students (2015)
What's Going on with DACA? (United We DREAM, 10/2023)

Educate yourself about immigration issues
The Basics & More from American Immigration Council
National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
Immigration Resource Center (IRC)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Site

Refugees, & Asylum & Humanitarian Programs
The Basics - An overview of U.S. Refugee Law and Policy
The Basics - What is Asylum?
International Rescue Committee (IRC) Des Moines Office 
USCRI (U.S. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants) 
Iowa Dept. of Human Services Refugee Services
Welcome.Us - specific countries allowing U.S. sponsors

Faith Community Links
Sojourner's - Faith in Action for Social Justice
Evangelical Immigration Table: Preaching God's Heart for Immigrants
Welcoming the Stranger, World Relief
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa
Bibles, Badges, and Business
CLINIC - Catholic Legal Immigration Network