Community Resources

These links are in response to a number of threats to our communities. Use these resources to share with others who may need support.
(last updated at 1:30 PM ET, December 5, 2025)

Know Your Rights and Safety Information

• Know Your Rights as a Refugee in the United States (published in 2019)

• IRAP: Initial Information for Refugees: “I live in the US, and I have refugee status. What should I know?” 

• What happens when I get to the United States airport: IRAP - What happens when I get to the airport in the United States? – IRAP 

• Phone App from HRF: ReadyNow! is a free, secure app created with care for immigrant communities. It helps users create a personalized emergency plan & quickly alert trusted contacts if detained—so no one's left alone when it matters most. Share ReadyNow! with anyone at risk: http://readynowapp.org

• Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR)’s Know Your Rights page (with many translation options)

• Safety in Storytelling: A How to Guide from Leaders With Lived Experience 

• Refugees International and Human Rights First: Banished by Bargain: Third Country Deportation Watch
  

USCIS Refugee Review Memo Related

• Explainer: USCIS Internal Memo on Review of Admitted Refugees 

• USCIS Refugee Memo – Summary of Key Provisions

• RCUSA Talking Points: “USCIS Memo on Review and Re-interview of Biden-Era Refugees”

• Refugee Resettlement in the U.S. | USAHello 

• Practice Alert: USCIS to Review Approvals and Immediately Pause LPR Applications for Refugees Admitted 1/21/21-2/20/25 

National Guard Shooting Related

• Factsheet: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown After National Guard Shooting

• Key Facts Regarding the DC Shooter and U.S. Afghan Relocation Programs

• CWS Factsheet - https://tinyurl.com/crackdownaftershooting 

• RCUSA External messaging guide - https://tinyurl.com/HatePolicyMessageGuidance 

• Immigration Policy Updates in Response to DC National Guard Shooting - MJF

• Messaging Guide: National Guard Shooting (Nov. 2025)  
  

Explainers on Policy Changes

• USA Hello: “Changes to the refugee program in the United States”

• Understanding Immigration Changes (more translations coming)

• What do the recent policies mean for asylum seekers: https://support.iraplegalinfo.org/hc/en-us/articles/43978281636372-What-do-recent-immigration-policies-mean-for-asylum-seekers-and-people-from-countries-on-the-travel-ban-list 

• IRAP Explainer on New Trump Administration Policies Impacting Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Afghan Nationals, and Immigrants from Countries Listed in Travel Ban 

• Immigration Guide - Multilingual, community-facing information hub on immigration policies. 
  

Action Alerts (take action)

• BREAKING: Take Action to Decry Trump Administration’s Cruel Policy Jeopardizing Refugee Status for 233,000 Resettled Refugees

• Take Action: Stop Collective Punishment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers After Tragic Shooting | CWS
  

Afghan Specific Resources

• Afghan updates (available in Dari, Pashto)

• What this means for Afghans: https://support.iraplegalinfo.org/hc/en-us/articles/43977659159188-What-do-the-recent-U-S-immigration-changes-mean-for-Afghans 
  

Events: 

• December 10th: Ten Months In: The State of Human Rights for Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Humanitarian Protection Holders