The FCWA Immigration Rapid Response Fund has been active since 2019, making small grants up to $7,500 to our members for their work defending immigrant communities, and up to $2,000 for individuals in our members' networks who have been swept up in the deportation machine.

So far in 2025, we've distributed $96,000 to support individuals and organizations in Arkansas, California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

Funds for individuals have gone toward legal fees, bail costs, commissary funds, emergency housing, and travel costs for individuals who were deported back to their home country with nothing.

Funds for member groups have supported Know Your Rights trainings, community hotlines, organizing, and mutual aid networks.

We have $134,000 remaining in this fund, but requests are still coming in and we don't know how much worse this crisis will get. Help us secure the future of the the FCWA Immigration Rapid Response Fund today. 100% of your gift will go to our member organizations and individuals in our networks directly impacted by ICE.

Hear what past grant recipients had to say in their requests:

"The trauma of 3 months in solitary confinement by ICE is still very much
affecting him. His mother needs help to support him."

"Without his wages, his family has had no source of income,
and has been relying on family members to support them."

"My wife has been in the Delanto detention center. I need your
support for legal fees. We are behind on rent and many of our bills."

"Negotiations with the employer have shown us that they intend on retaliating
towards undocumented workers. We wish to defend and protect our members."

"We have tens of thousands of members throughout our 5 locations,
each with their circumstances and needs, all desperately wanting
answers and safety. This is a very, difficult time."

FCWA Immigration Rapid Response Fund

Cash grants for Know Your Rights, Defense Networks, Legal Fees & More