Michigan ICE Resources
A comprehensive guide to Michigan ICE resources, what they provide, and contact information.
01/27/26 Lansing Michigan - Sourced by public information, citizens, and level of confirmation screening. Many fellow concerned citizens have provided these details over the last two weeks, and one individual donated their time to call these locations and chat with volunteers in their free time so we could compile and get these resources succently out to the public.
If you plan to use these resources yourself, I’d suggest saving them in your phone, and giving them a call to confirm they are available and ready to help in the future. We are one community. If you do not see one in your Michigan community, consider reaching out to other groups already off the ground running, and see how you can help create one in yours. If you have an additional resource to add, please feel free to reach out on social media.
Oakland, Michigan resource for immigration and possible ICE sighting
Phone Number: (248) 340-3775
Texting available: Yes
Signal Chat: yes
Notes: Resources for preparing on their website - including rights information, and for planning Delegation of Parental Authority and Power of Attorney
Social Media: None
Website: https://oaklandcafe.org/
Who to call: Resource line only: Yes! That’s because it’s super documented here that the police and ICE are working together. And we’ve had Latino citizens call the police when they were being harassed and all they did was take their picture and leave. And then the police started staking out their house
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Detroit, Dearborn, Royal Oak, Warren resource for immigration and possible ICE sighting
Phone Number: 313-635-3633
Texting available: Yes (no pictures)
Signal Chat: n/a
Services: Food, transportation clothing, free legal clinic on Thursdays (if need legal support, have numbers that can refer to that give out free legal advice if facing a case or needs help getting out of detention), take reports of ice sightings, if ICE shows up- come document
Notes: Grass roots community - generally available 24/7 but will call back if a person isn't available. If people have mutual aid request - call hotline, someone will fill out form online, coordinate pick ups and drop offs. QR code on social media page
How Can I Help: If people would like to get involved, attend the monthly meeting (posted to social) to learn more about The People's Assembly or contact hotline. Always accepting donations.
Website: https://thepeoplesassembly.org/places/
Social Media: @asamblea_popular_detroit
Who to call: n/a
Additional Resource:
The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (based in Ypsi- largest nonprofit legal org in Detroit Area) (734) 239 -6863
Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center (legal clinic for low income that need immigration services) 313-288-9904
Lenawee, Mi resource for immigration
Phone Number: 517-438-0278
Texting available: Yes
Signal Chat Yes
Services: Grocery shopping, anything to keep people in the house - teaching their rights.
Putting small stickers in their windows that state their rights.
Take venmo, cashapp, cash, etc to go grocery shopping for them. Always get a receipt.
Last two months have been doing food drives- have "blessing boxes" full of food around town are filling these Always take food donations.
Have a free legal source in their network, partnered with several immigration services.
Dominican Sisters for legal services and working with colleges to get pro bono.
Has whistle program (3-d printer and very loud).
Have a notary that will travel to people's home.
If you have an ICE sighting:
Trying to buddy system with the Hispanic community when have to travel.
Teach ICE classes to urgent responders.
Help get people get their legal documents/their papers
Notes: Have had 19 people taken from the community - started in February of last year most recently by the 5th of February; dropped him by the border. Have been a few people that have gotten out had to appeal and pay 4000 before letting him go. Had to wait an extra 5 days. When people are typing their name properly, isn't coming up proprerly. During first no kings, ICE took 2 people in front of them.
Commission is very democratic - police chief has been helpful. APD and Michigan State Police will not call ICE.
How Can I Help: If people would like to get involved, attend the monthly meeting (posted to social) to learn more about The People's Assembly or contact hotline. Always accepting donations.
Website: https://thepeoplesassembly.org/places/
Social Media: Facebook: Hope in Action (comes up as a person) | Eyes of Lenawee
Who to call: Call 911 first and ask them to come handle a potential trespassing with weapons and to verify their identity/warrants. Then call us to assist
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Washtenaw, Mi - Public ICE Observation
Phone Number: 734-355-2707 - WICIR Immigration - Family In Crisis, not rapid response emergency support
Rapid response to MIRA Phone Number: 734-224-3852
Texting Available: n/a
Additional Notes: None
How Can I Help: n/a
Services: Observe, assess, gather data, then alert community to the activity. - Education on Rights - Advocacy
Website: https://wicir.org/
Social Media: FB: https://www.facebook.com/WICIR/ | IG: @wicir_org
Donate: on Website
Muskegon & Ottawa, Mi - Mutual Aid
Phone Number: 616-251-1923
Texting Available: n/a
Additional Notes: There is another rapid response group in South Ottawa that is not doing background checks on volunteers Have to be careful, as ICE is imitating volunteers, etc.
How Can I Help: n/a
Services: Mutual aid - whatever affected family needs - transportation/food
Website: n/a
Social Media: FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572375465268
Donate: Lakeshore Rapid Response to ICE | Working with a fiduciary - fund on facebook
West Ottawa, Van Buren, Allegan, MI - Mutual Aid & Rapid Response
Phone Number: 616-229-0205
Texting Available: n/a
Additional Notes: None
How Can I Help: n/a
Services: Rapid Response for ICE sightings. | Mutual aid - leave a voicemail to be returned within 24-hours
Website: https://www.tbvrr.com/
Social Media: n/a-
Donate: Can donate on the website to operational expenses (not tax deductible) or directly to 501c3 to fund mutual aid items
Jackson, MI - County Immigration Coalition - Rapid Response + Mutual Aid
Phone number: 517-206-4860 For both Rapid Response and Mutual Aid
Texting Available: Yes
Services: Know Your Rights Training, Know Your Rights Training, Escorting with Know Your Rights Volunteers,
Help at Businesses, bring signs business owners can post. Building out a Rapid response team via Signal. Not too much activity in Jackson as of right now.
Mutual Aid - Grocery shopping, fundraising, hospital and doc appointments.
Small group discussions in nonthreatening environment.
Local government team - that aids in demonstrations, active in local government as advocates
How Can I Help: You can become a member, looking for more individuals to volunteer in any capacity, vetted process.
Additional Notes: Have rapid response, but also building it out further.
Website: Pending
Social Media: Facebook: Jackson County Immigrant Coalition
Open meetings: 02/05/26 7-9 PM or 02/07/26 12-2PM - JCIC open plenary Meeting, learn about Rapid Response efforts, mutual aid provisions, know your rights training, local government engagement, and community education. Keep Jackson immigrants and neighbors safe and ICE Activity out of the community. (1.2.0.8 Greenwood Ave.
Lansing, MI - Rapid Response Alerts
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Grand Rapids, Mi - Mutual Aid
Phone Number: 616-238-0081
Texting available: N/A
Signal Chat N/A
Services: Not a resource to call if you spot ICE. They provide help for those unhoused or in need of mutual aid support. — Gentleman was not interested in answering questions, dismissive - stated "there are websites online you can use to find resources" "do you need help or not."
(AUTHOR NOTE: Grand Rapids doesn’t seem to be good option right now, if others become available outside of this, please let us know.)
