Since September, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), a partner of the UAO, has been running a 24-hour hotline for families who fear or are undergoing deportation. The hotline is the only one of its kind in the country. The line is completely confidential. It provides information and referrals to legal services, social services, ministers and help for immigrant families in crisis. The hotline is open to all. To call in from anywhere in the U.S., dial 1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY - that's 1-855-435-7693. You do not have to be living in Illinois. At the moment the hotline is available in English, Spanish, Korean and Portuguese.
See the Huffington Post's article on the hotline.
The UAO is a dynamic coalition of African national associations that promotes social and economic justice, civic participation, and empowerment of African immigrants and refugees in Illinois.
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