See ICE in the City? Call This Number, Say Immigrant Rights Groups

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Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer speaks at press conference addressing the issues of immigration and Donald Trump outside City Hall in January. Photo by Lola M. Chavez/Mission Local

By Laura Wenus, Mission Local

Immigration nonprofits have sprung into action to respond to President Donald Trump’s threats to increase deportations and are now offering a 24-hour hotline in English, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.

Anyone who sees Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in San Francisco can call (415) 200-1548 at any time. A call to the hotline initiates a process that includes nonprofits sending their own staff to the scene of the report to verify what happened, remind people of their rights, and if necessary, provide legal support.

Read the complete story at Mission Local.

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