Immigration Resources
Information & Education
American Immigration Council
The American Immigration Council works to strengthen America by shaping how America thinks about and acts towards immigrants and immigration and by working toward a more fair and just immigration system that opens its doors to those in need of protection and unleashes the energy and skills that immigrants bring.
UN Refugee Agency
A refugee protection agency under the UN. Has a collection of research on migration and advocacy programs.
USA Immigration and Citizenship
The United States Government page on Immigration and Citizenship.
USA VISA
Information on the U.S Visa process.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world.
Facing History
Issues of identity and belonging are inseparable from the experience of immigration. Stories of immigrants, past and present, illuminate the human lives behind the ever-shifting global landscape we inhabit today.
BBC
News source on Global Immigration.
Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
The Seattle office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.
Center for Migration Studies
A think tank and an educational institute devoted to the study of international migration, to the promotion of understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and to public policies that safeguard the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees and newcomers.
Support
Organizations in need of volunteers or donations
Volunteer or Donate with SYFC
Resources for Serving and Protecting Immigrants and Refugees
A list of organizations and advocacy options in King County.
Kids in Need of defense
KiND staff and their pro bono attorneys represent unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children in their deportation proceeinds nationwide.
World Relief Volunteer Opportunities
A relief organization in Seattle, looking for volunteers.
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
An organization seeking to protect Asylum seeking families from being deported.
Save the Children
A top-rated charity founded in 1919, offers direct aid to migrant families and children at the U.S.-Mexico border.
National Network for Immigration and Refugee Rights
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) works to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status.
National Immigration Law Center
Established in 1979, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is one of the leading organizations in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants with low income.
Global Citizen
A list of ways to donate and engage in helping undocumented immigrants.
For Immigrants
Citizenship Classes
United We Dream
Youth and Immigrant led campaigns.
ILRC LGBT Immigrant Special Considerations
A resource for LGBT immigrants.
ILRC Red Cards
ILRC resource called Red Cards that list immigrant and refugee rights as given under the United States law.
National Latinx Psychological Association
he National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) is a national organization of mental health professionals, academics, researchers, and students whose objective is to generate and advance psychological knowledge and foster its effective application for the benefit of the Latinx population.
The organization has put together this resource list for documented/undocumented immigrants.
Immigration Advocates
A list of legal services for immigrants.
Arc of king County
A list of public benefits and resources.
United Way of King County
Offers many benefits, including this list of support organizations.
Expanded Seattle-King County Immigrant Legal Defense Fund
If you are in need of immigration legal services and cannot pay for them, the newly Expanded Seattle-King County Immigrant Legal Defense Network may be able to help.
Northwest Immigrant and Refugee Health Coalition
Working to improve the Health and Wellbeing of immigrants and refugees in Washington.
Online MSW Programs
A list of Education, Housing, Legal, Health, Employment and Safety resources for Immigrants.