San Mateo County Rapid Response Hotline
If you see ICE activity in San Mateo County, please call the hotline immediately at (203) 666-4472.
Background
The San Mateo County Rapid Response Hotline is a 24/7 hotline to respond to community reports about ICE activity in the county. Our central purpose is to offer emergency legal support to individuals who are detained and other assistance to their families.
When notified of an ICE arrest in San Mateo County, we send responders to the site of the incident as quickly as possible. If an ICE arrest and detention are confirmed, we activate the Rapid Response Network’s emergency response attorneys, aiming to provide legal support to the detained that same day. The Network also provides material support to the families of people who have been detained and accompaniment to people at risk of detention.
How can I support?
There are several solidarity roles:
- Share hotline materials with your community (Visibility Team). Make sure that schools, businesses, orgs, libraries, etc in your city have posters in their windows. Distribute yellow cards and red cards. Reach out to carolina@faithinactionba.org to coordinate picking up or dropping off materials.
- Join the Verification Team. The verification team verifies rumors of ICE presence in your area. If ICE is present, the verifier observes and documents. Sign up to join the verifier team here and we will notify you of the next training.
- Join the Accompaniment Team. Members of the accompaniment team go with individuals to their ICE Check-In or ICE Court hearing to show support and to alert the hotline if there is a detention. Accompaniment occurs during the workday in San Francisco. Join the accompaniment team here.
- Donate to our mutual aid fund for impacted families. 100% of donations go directly to families impacted by ICE detention or deportation to pay for: legal defense for detained person after first day and/or bond support ($15,000-$30,00 per case) and/or financial support for the detainee’s family up to 4 month’s rent and up to $1,500 for basic needs.
- Repost and amplify accurate information on our social media accounts. Be aware of what you share on social media and on digital platforms, as unverified rumors of ICE activity generates unnecessary panic.
Who should call the hotline?
Call the hotline …
- If you or a loved one has been detained by ICE
- If you learn that someone has been detained by immigration enforcement
- If you see ICE activity in the community
- If you need accompaniment at an ICE Check-In or court appearance
- If you need support filling out your asylum paperwork within the first year of entering the country
If you think immigration enforcement is contacting you by phone call or text message
FAQs
For a more detailed FAQ document, please click here.