New Coalition Protects the Rights of Immigrant Families

August 2, 2026
— An NCIRN press release announcing the formation of a new local coalition to support the rights and well-being of immigrant families in Nevada County.

For release August 2, 2026
Uncertainty currently plagues immigrant communities, whose members wonder how to safely keep their families together. Based on reports from ABC and multiple news sources, ICE raids raised controversy in Los Angeles through June and early July, targeting people at parks, hardware stores, and even schools. By the second week in July, reported raids had moved to Ventura County and other farmworker communities and, ultimately, as far north as Sacramento. Statistics cited by CBS indicate that many of the detention and deportation sweeps nationwide have included mostly taxpayers legally living in the US, with no criminal convictions, currently contributing to society and to a healthy economy while striving to provide for their loved ones.
Human rights groups, city governments, and individual citizens across the state have raised the alarm about detention and deportation without representation. Locally, a new ad hoc group called the Nevada County Immigrant Rights Network (NC-IRN) has coalesced to help prevent and address abuses of civil rights. The initial supporting organizations include Color Me Human, Creating Communities Beyond Bias, Earth Justice Ministries, Immigrant Action Alliance, and the Nevada County Peace and Justice Center.
This coalition of individuals and groups exists to “support the rights and well-being of all people in our community.” The network’s mission states, “We stand in solidarity with our vulnerable neighbors and will offer our help, resources, and protection as we are able.”
Early actions of the network have included the printing and distribution of Know Your Rights cards (known as “red cards”) in Spanish and English. The group also prioritizes Know Your Rights training, brake light clinics (to minimize unnecessary traffic stops), help with paperwork for family preparation in case a family member is detained or deported, accompaniment to immigration court, and policies for schools, churches, and workplaces. The network collaborates with NorCal Resist, a longtime Sacramento nonprofit focused on immigration justice, which provides resources, training, and assistance. There are no costs for any services.
The Nevada County Immigrant Rights Network is open to individuals and groups that want to help. People who have a need or know of a need are invited to contact us. For more information, email immigrantrights@earthjustice.org or write to Earth Justice Ministries, PO Box 783, Nevada City, CA 95959. For the NorCal Resist ICE Watch rapid response line, text or call 916-382-0256.

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