DIRECT ACTION
New Haven Immigrant Coalition (NHIC) covers New Haven, Hamden, and West, East, and North Haven – with a rapid response team, court accompaniment, know-your-rights trainings and canvassing, and a hotline/helpline. To volunteer with NHIC use their LinkTree site below and the Volunteer button to link to their JotForm; sign-up and they will call you to discuss what level you want to be involved/volunteer.
NOTE: If you see ICE, call the NHIC’s rapid response line: 854-666-4472. Put it in your phone contacts for quick and easy use.
HANDS OFF CT (handsoffct@gmail.com) aims to be a collective of community organizations, churches, unions, activists, and immigrants that are committed to protecting CT’s immigrant community from ICE and federal immigration enforcement. They aim to build a statewide effort that can gather, support, and uplift local community groups and hyper-local structures that operate and grow across all Connecticut to protect and empower our immigrant communities.
Introduction meeting was on Friday, Jan 23, 2026. Slides from meetings: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG-Ozsgcss/bFcis7E-2vIhGlbwJTYB6A/edit?utm_content=DAG-Ozsgcss&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
Fill out google form to join Hands Off CT: https://forms.gle/XvLAM7bBG34oGP6m8
INFORMATION:
- If you missed the Eyes On ICE training, here is the recording.
- Handbook for Constitutional Observers
- Red Cards: A card that clearly asserts an individual’s constitutional rights to both the person and the agent.
- Example Observer Badge: identifies you as a constitutional observer. (to edit, make a copy of the document)
- Know Your Rights – Protesters from the National Lawyers Guild
- Video “When Documenting ICE Arrests,” which helps visualize the role and responsibilities of a Constitutional Observer.
- Compiled by the New York Times, “How to Make Sense of Law Enforcement in the Streets” gives an overview of the uniforms and markings you may encounter when observing federal law enforcement.
- From the Vegan Korean, “Warrant Explainer”, which distinguishes administrative and judicial warrants, what to look for, and why protocol matters.
OTHER NEW HAVEN GROUPS
IRIS has a lot of community resources regarding immigrants & refuges, in several different languages, in the Immigration Resources Hub.
Giving to groups working on immigration issues in CT:
- Defending Our Neighbors Fund: https://defendingourneighbors.org/
- New Haven Immigrant Coalition: https://linktr.ee/NHVimmigrants
- United We Dream: https://unitedwedream.org/