Students and families should consider preparing in the following ways:

1. Do you know all of the full names, birth dates, and social security numbers or A-numbers for everyone in your family? Do you have this information memorized or written down somewhere safe?
2. Where would you find all of your family members in an emergency? Do you know how to find them or contact them at home, work, school, or other places where your family spends time?
3. If you could not meet at home, where could your family meet in an emergency? Does everyone in the family know this meeting spot?
4. If you can’t get in touch with each other, is there someone outside of the family whom you could contact? Does everyone in the family know this person and how to reach him/her?
5. If you have children, do you have a signed Power of Attorney? If not, please read the Legal Safety Planning section of this toolkit.

Source: https://www.acluak.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/family_safety_planning_toolkit.pdf

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials can only enter district facilities with a warrant signed by a judge. School staff have basic rights in interacting with ICE officials:

1. You have the right to remain silent. You may refuse to speak to immigration officers.
   1. Don’t answer any questions. You may also say that you want to remain silent.
   2. Don’t say anything about where you were born or how you entered the U.S.
2. You have a right to not open your door.
   1. To be allowed to enter your home, ICE must have a warrant signed by a judge. Do not open your door unless an ICE agent shows you a warrant. (They almost never have one). If an ICE agent wants to show you a warrant, they can hold it against a window or slide it under the door. To be valid, the warrant must have your correct name and address on it.
   2. You do not need to open the door to talk with an ICE agent. Once you open the door, it is much harder to refuse to answer questions.
3. You do not have to consent to a search of yourself or your belongings, but police may pat down your clothing if they suspect a weapon. Note that refusing consent may not stop the officer from carrying out the search against your will, but making a timely objection before or during the search can help preserve your rights in any later legal proceeding.
4.  You have the right to speak to a lawyer.
   1. You can simply say, “I need to speak to my attorney.”
   2. You may have your lawyer with you if ICE or other law enforcement questions you.

• Northwest Immigrants Rights Project
• OSPI Immigrant Students' Rights to Attend Public Schools
• Supporting Immigrant Youth and Families in K-12 Schools
• Refugees Family School Crisis Playbook: Deportation Response