SEAFN Deportation Resources

1. Southeast Asian Deportation Defense Resource & Strategies Toolkit

This toolkit is developed by SEAFN to help impacted community members and their family get prepared as we continue to see escalation in detention and deportation. It includes Basic Know Your Rights audio in Hmong, Khmer, lu-Mien, Lao, and Vietnamese. Print it, use it and share widely.

SEA Deportation Toolkit

2. In-Language Know Your Rights Audio & Videos

Print-Out for Distribution

Khmer – Know Your Rights

Lao – Know Your Rights

Vietnamese – Know Your Rights

Hmong – Know Your Rights

Hmong – Family Preparedness

3. Immigration Assistance Hotline for Southeast Asian Communities

24/7 Confidential Support

If you or a loved one needs help with immigration or deportation matters, we are here for you — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
All calls are confidential.

📞 Hotline Number: 1-800-251-1083
💬 Languages Spoken: Khmer, Hmong, Vietnamese, Laotian, Thai, and Karen.

Please leave a message in any language.
We will return your call within 24 hours.

What We Help With:

Questions about ICE check-ins
Concerns about final removal orders
Understanding deportation processes
Connection to trusted immigration lawyers and legal support

If you or someone you know is facing deportation concerns or immigration issues, call us anytime.
We’re here to support the Southeast Asian community with dignity, compassion, and urgency.

Note: We are not lawyers, but we can help connect you to legal and community resources.

Understanding the Process:

From Police Contact to Conviction to Deportation: The Southeast Asian Experience

Police Contact
- - First point of interaction, often influenced by profiling and systemic bias.
Arrest and Investigation
- - Fingerprints are sent to ICE upon arrest.
  - Minor incidents can escalate due to lack of resources or legal support.
Conviction
- - After sentencing, individuals can be processed by ICE even after completing their state sentence.
ICE Reporting
- - Collateral deportation usually happens without full legal explanation to individuals.
Deportation
- - Deportation often requires a home country to issue travel documents.
  - Individuals may be held in jails around the U.S. while awaiting deportation.
Removal to “Home” Country
- - Deportation is finalized once travel documents are secured.

Important Facts:

1. People can be ordered deported while still serving prison sentences.
2. Individuals can be re-arrested after release, even if they were complying with check-ins.
3. Many Southeast Asians face delayed deportations due to past policies around travel documentation.
4. Deportable offenses include: