Witnessing ICE activity, or think you might be?
- Call 1-844-864-8341 and dial 1 to speak with a dispatcher
- The dispatcher will ask for more location and situation details from you, then send trained volunteers to the scene
- If an ICE raid is occurring, volunteers will record the event, seek to identify the agents participating, and remind those involved of their constitutional rights.
- After the incident, if possible, volunteers will follow up to connect you with a local member of CIRC’s statewide DocuTeam, who will work with you to document the event and refer you to legal resources if necessary.
Want to report a past interaction with ICE?
- Call the hotline and dial 2 to leave a message. Make sure to your phone number and town.
- A nearby DocuTeam member will reach out to you within three to four business days and work with you to document the incident.
GEO spends 2.7 billion taxpayer dollars each year to imprison 50,000 immigrants
ICE agents received about 14,700 complaints alleging sexual and physical abuse between 2010 and 2016
COVID-19 rates are 13 times higher at ICE detention centers compared to the general population
CIRC is committed to holding this rogue agency accountable – that’s why we’ve partnered with organizations throughout Colorado to form the Colorado Rapid Response Network (CORRN) and run a 24-7 hotline for anyone witnessing or experiencing ICE activity. The hotline is available in English and Spanish at 1-844-UNITE-4-1, or 1-844-864-8341. We also offer free community trainings on knowing your rights when interacting with ICE. If you are interested in receiving a training or becoming a trainer, please contact your regional organizer.
In 2020 alone, we…
Responded to 94 calls on our hotline
Gave 53 community members “Know Your Rights” training
Documented 41 abusive encounters with ICE
How CORRN works
Callers can use the 24-7 hotline either to report ongoing ICE activity or to document a past experience with ICE. If the call is for current activity, trained volunteers will respond at the scene to document the activity and ensure that all those involved know their rights. If not, the caller can leave a message and a member of the CORRN DocuTeam will follow up with them to record the details of their story. Documentation is used to monitor police/ICE collaboration, detect patterns that can guide our legislative efforts, and build a strong statewide network of people resisting deportations in their own communities. The testimonies of directly impacted people helped Colorado repeal our “show me your papers” law that forced local police to act as ICE agents in 2013.
CORRN is made up of the following members: American Friends Service Committee, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, Colorado People’s Alliance, Mi Familia Vota, Padres y Jóvenes Unidos, Together Colorado, and United for a New Economy.
CORRN is made up of the following members: American Friends Service Committee, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, Colorado People’s Alliance, Mi Familia Vota, Padres y Jóvenes Unidos, Together Colorado, and United for a New Economy.The network is also supported by SEIU Local 105, Colorado Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
CIRC’s History of ICE Resistance
2014: President Obama launches the Priority Enforcement Program, asking local law enforcement to notify ICE when suspected immigrants are released from jail and funneling our communities into the deportation system.
2015: CIRC and the ACLU of Colorado work with CO sheriffs to convince them to reject ICE detainer holds – a request ICE makes to local jails to maintain people under arrest beyond their time of release when suspected of being undocumented. Colorado becomes the first state in the nation where every county officially rejects the use of unconstitutional ICE detainer requests.
2016: In preparation for increased ICE activity, CIRC joins organizations across the state to start the statewide Colorado Rapid Response Network (CORRN)
2017: President Trump signs executive order to drastically increase ICE activity and incentivizes local police to act as immigration officers.
2019: CIRC and state lawmakers create Virginia’s Law to protect immigrant families in Colorado from federal overreach into our communities. Critical pieces of this law are passed in the Benavidez bill, including banning probation information sharing without a warrant and requiring local law enforcement to advise detained immigrants of their rights before ICE interviews. Colorado becomes the 4th state to pass a statewide bill limiting police-ICE collaboration.
2021: CIRC collaborates with lawmakers to create a bill for data privacy for all, to block ICE from accessing immigrant information in state or local agencies like health clinics or the DMV without a criminal warrant or subpoena. Visit our Campaign for Data Privacy for All to learn more.
CIRC works to stop all ICE collaboration in Colorado, including working to end all 207(g) agreements in the state. Coloradans are safer when sheriffs, police officers, and local officials protect and build communities rather than actively working with ICE to break them apart.