Immigrant Rights

Cook County Government is committed to serving all residents and workers, regardless of their immigration or citizenship status. As the second-largest county in the United States, where 21% of residents are foreign-born, we provide a variety of services and protection for all immigrants across the county.

Red Cards

All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The Know Your Rights Red Cards were created to help people assert their rights and defend themselves against constitutional violations. Knowing and asserting rights can make a huge difference in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home. Red cards provide critical information on how to assert these rights, along with an explanation to ICE agents that the individual is indeed asserting their rights