Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
P: (312) 332-7360
Website: www.icirr.org
Address: 228 S Wabash
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Contact: info@icirr.org
Media Inquiries: Cara Yi / cyi@icirr.org
Citizenship and DACA:
Dagmara Avelar / davelar@icirr.org
Deportation and Legal Defense:
Evelyn Venegas / evenegas@icirr.org
Volunteering:
Luisa Sosa / lsosa@icirr.org
Donations:
Alex Miller / amiller@icirr.org
ICIRR is dedicated to promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of our diverse society.
Community Defense Committee (CDC)
P: (773) 887-3772 : 35th ward office
Website: www.facebook.com/cdc35/
Additional Info: www.aldermancarlosrosa.org/deportationdefense
Contact: communitydefense@aldermancarlosrosa.org
The 35th Ward community of Chicago organizing to defend our neighbors from deportation.
To learn more about the Community Defense Committee’s upcoming events, or to get involved, please call the 35th Ward Office or e-mail Anthony Quezada at anthony@aldermancarlosrosa.org
Albany Park Defense Network (APDN)
Website: www.facebook.com/albanyparkdefense/ Contact through FB: m.me/albanyparkdefense
Contact: albanyparkdefensenetwork@gmail.com
APDN seeks to ensure that all immigrants and residents can feel safe, thrive and remain in the community they helped build. We are organizing a rapid response network to document and deter immigration enforcement activity in the neighborhood and support families under threat.
Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD)
Website: organizedcommunities.org
Contact: stopdeportations@iyjl.org
Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) is an undocumented-led group that organizes against deportations, detention, criminalization, and incarceration, of Black, brown, and immigrant communities in Chicago and surrounding areas. Through grassroots organizing, legal and policy work, direct action and civil disobedience, and cross-movement building, we aim to defend our communities, challenge the institutions that target and dehumanize us, and build collective power.