Legal Support

Immigration Consultation Appointments

Free Legal Immigration Consultations are provided by our partners at the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center (UC Imm). Their services are available to all UC students and their immediate family members at no cost

Make an Appointment

  1. Email UC Imm Staff Attorney Chris Relos via the following email: UCDavisImm@law.ucdavis.edu
  2. You will receive an email back with a form called - “Request a Legal Consultation”.
  3. Fill out the “Request a Legal Consultation” form and send it back to the UC Imm team.
  4. The UCImm team will follow up with you for a consultation appointment depending on capacity and need.

View Additional UC Immigrant Legal Services Resources & Past Werbinars

Know Your Rights Cards

Regardless of immigration status, you have rights under the U.S. Consitution. Lear more about your rights by viewing the following resources.

Need a Know Your Rights (KYR) Card? Visit us at our center and we would be happy to provide you with a card. Or create your own by vising the ilrc website.

 UC Davis Departments are welcome to complete our Outreach Request Form and we can provide you a bundle of Know Your Rights Cards for your department. You can also order your own by vising the ilrc website.

Request KYR Cards for UC Davis Department

UC Immigrant Legal Services KYR Card (Print Out)

Know Your Rights ACLU

 

Local Networks that Help Respond to Immigration Arrests and Detentions

Many counties in California have established a local hotline and network of trained legal volunteers that can help respond to immigration arrests and detentions in the community. Most hotlines are available Monday through Friday and some are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visit the following website to find your local rapid response network. This video helps explain how rapid response hotlines work. 

Make a plan

It is critical to have a plan in place to make sure that you and your loved ones are as secure as possible in an uncertain time. Taking steps now to prepare will help you feel more confident and reduce stress and uncertainty.

  • Identify who to call if you are detained: Keep a card of an emergency contact person who is reliable and will be able to help you if you are detained. Memorize their phone number.
  • Make sure that the emergency contact person knows what steps to take if they believe that you have been arrested or detained by immigration.
  • Collect and secure important documents
  • For example: IDs, birth certificates, marriage, medical, financial and school records, and immigration records.
  • You can share these with a lawyer as well as other trusted adult to keep them safe and easy to access in case of an emergency.
  • Plan who will tend to young children and other responsibilities (e.g. financials)
  • This packet developed by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center will help you develop a plan for your family.
  • Inform your emergency contact about how to find you if you are detained by immigration
  • The ICE detainee locator: https://locator.ice.gov/odls can be used to find someone in immigration custody.
  • Save money for legal or other expenses
  • Share your plan with family members or other trusted people

 Additional Legal Resources