Community Resource Guide
First Steps After Someone You Care About is Detained by Immigration
Immigration detention is an injustice that nobody should ever have to experience. If someone you know has been detained by immigration agents, there are steps you can take to support them.
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If someone was recently detained, start by contacting your local Rapid Response Network as quickly as possible. For a list of Rapid Response Network hotlines in California, go to our Find Your Rapid Response Hotline page.
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Next, check out our guide on steps you can take to support someone in immigration detention. Read and download it below:
This guide has also been translated into Arabic, Farsi, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese. Since then, the guide has been updated to include new information, including:
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New luggage drop off for detention centers in the Central Valley: As of April 14, 2026, deportation luggage for people detained at:
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Golden State Annex or Central Valley Annex should be dropped off at the ICE office at 733 L Street Fresno, CA 93721. Call (559) 266-2083 to confirm.
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Mesa Verde or CA City should be dropped off at the ICE office at 800 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Call (661) 281-6500 to confirm.
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