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

Emergency Planning/Raid or Detention Response​
"Know Your Rights"/"Conozca Sus Derechos" (from Immigrant Defense Project)
"Know Your Rights"/"Conozca Sus Derechos" (from National Immigration Law Center)
ICE Detainer FAQ 
Find someone in ICE custody: ICE's online detainee locator
Get immigration bond help or donate for Iowans: Prairielands Freedom Fund
Guide to Make a Family Emergency Plan (English & Spanish)
Informed Immigrant: Family Preparedness Worksheet  
Power of Attorney for Minor Child Forms* - English & Spanish     
Sign up for the Central Iowa Community ID
          *Only a lawyer can answer questions about legal forms
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Find Legal Help - Immigration
Iowa Movement for Migrant Justice Immigration Legal Services
Catholic Charities (Dubuque Diocese serves our area)
Help Tool from Immi
Iowa Immigration Attorneys list, updated 7/2024

Find Legal or Advocacy Help - Other
Iowa Legal Aid 
Disability Rights Iowa

For Immigrant Students & Educators
Latino College Access Network - resources for Iowa students
​DREAM Iowa's Scholarship List
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
What's Going on with DACA? (United We DREAM, 10/2023)

Educate yourself about immigration issues
The Basics from American Immigration Council
National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Site
Protecting Immigrant Families

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