• Identify your emergency contacts and memorize their phone numbers.

• Provide your child’s school or day care with an emergency contact to pick up your child.  

• Provide authorization in writing for your emergency contact to make medical and legal decisions for your child. 

• Tell your loved ones that if you are detained by ICE, they can try to use ICE’s online detainee locator to find you: 

File of Important Documents 

Keep a file of all of these documents or a copy of these documents in a safe place. 

Tell your children, family members and emergency caregiver where to find this file in an emergency.  

• Passports  Birth Certificates  Marriage License (if applicable)  

• Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit  

• Any Restraining Orders you may have against anyone (if applicable)  

• A-Number and any immigration documents (work permit, green card, visa, etc.)  

• Documents demonstrating your residence in the United States and amount of time you have been physically present in the United States  

• Driver’s License and/or Other Identification Cards  

• Social Security Card or ITIN number  

• Registry of birth (for U.S. born children registered in parent’s home country) (if applicable)  

• Important Children’s Information  

• Emergency Numbers and Important Contact Information  

• Children(s)’ Medical Information, including health insurance, medication list, and doctor’s contact information  

• Any other documents you would want to be able to quickly find