Training Resources

Training Resources

This page collects training materials for ICE Watch and rapid response networks.

Video Training

ICE Watch Basic Training

Video: vimeo.com/1119832221 Password: ICE*Basic@2025

Comprehensive training covering:

• Identifying ICE
• SALUTE reporting
• Roles and responsibilities
• Safety practices
• Know Your Rights

Downloadable Materials

Training Presentations

• ICE Watch Training Slides - Full training deck
• Power in Numbers Guide - Coordination and risk assessment

Templates and Protocols

• Rapid Response Verifiers Protocol Template: Protocol document template you can customize for your network
• Community Patrol Protocol Template: Template for patrol protocols
• Vetting Form Template: Example encrypted vetting form

Know Your Rights Materials

National Lawyers Guild

• Know Your Rights - Comprehensive rights information
• Downloadable cards and flyers

ICIRR (Illinois)

• Digital KYR card: bit.ly/ICIRRCards
• Wallet-sized cards in multiple languages:
  • Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole
  • Hindi, Korean, Polish, Quechua
  • Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese

Business-Specific KYR

• bit.ly/CIRRBusinessKYR - Know Your Rights for businesses

Video Documentation Resources

WITNESS Organization

• Eyes on ICE - Filming immigration enforcement
• Filming Immigration Enforcement Tip Sheet - Best practices
• Considerations for Sharing Videos - Privacy and consent
• Real or Rumor Guide - Verifying online reports

ACLU

• Photographers’ Rights - Legal rights when recording
• State-specific recording laws

Organizational Partners

Brooklyn Defender Services

Immigration defense resources and training materials

Immigrant Defense Project

• Raid response resources
• Legal guidance
• Community education materials

ACLU

• Know Your Rights with ICE
• State-specific resources

Hosting Your Own Training

Training Agenda Template

1. Check-in / Share (10 min)

   • How are people feeling?
   • Any recent experiences to share?

2. Why Respond to ICE (15 min)

   • Context and background
   • Goals of ICE Watch

3. How to Identify ICE (20 min)

   • Vehicles
   • Agents
   • What to report

4. SALUTE Reporting (15 min)

   • The acronym
   • Practice exercise

5. Roles in Rapid Response (15 min)

   • Recorder, Engager, Monitor
   • Coordination

6. Staying Safe (15 min)

   • De-escalation
   • Digital security
   • Go-bag

7. Know Your Rights (15 min)

   • Recording rights
   • During encounters
   • Wallet cards

8. What Next / Getting Involved (10 min)

   • How to join the network
   • Upcoming events

9. Q&A (15 min)

Training Agreements

Share at the start of each training:

1. Support the training team to get through to the end
2. No unauthorized recording
3. Put questions in the chat (or raise hand)
4. Speak for yourself, from your own experience
5. Don’t incriminate yourself or others

Continuing Education

Regular Training Schedule

• Monthly Know Your Rights community sessions
• Quarterly verifier refresher trainings
• Annual network-wide training retreats

Updates

ICE tactics change. Training should address:

• Recent local incidents
• New agency patterns
• Updated legal guidance
• Lessons learned

Creating Your Own Materials

Localize Templates

• Add your local hotline numbers
• Include neighborhood-specific information
• Translate to languages in your community
• Add local legal resources

Video Training

Consider creating your own training video:

• Record a live training
• Edit for clarity
• Add local context
• Host on Vimeo with password protection

External Training Organizations

States at the Core (STAC)

Offers ICE Watch trainings and counter-authoritarianism resources

Protect RP (Chicago)

Model neighborhood defense network with training resources

NY ICE Watch (New York State)

NYSLYC ICE Watch training materials

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