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
Steps to Take to Prepare Your Family (from Informed Immigrant)    
Sign up for the Central Iowa Community ID
Print Your Own "Red Cards" (Know Your Rights), various languages
Emergency Planning Tips from local Coalition English and Spanish

For Employers & Helping Professionals
For Employers/Workplaces (NILC)
For Healthcare Providers (NILC)
FAQs about changes in work authorization, employee/employer info (NILC)
For Social Services Professionals, Benefits Eligibility Chart (NILC), updated 12/2025
Workplace/KYR best practices video (NILC)

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 1/2026

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

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