Immigration Resources for Businesses and Community Members

Since late January when immigration enforcement began ramping up throughout the United States, WVCBA has been collaborating with partners throughout Ventura County. We are committed to staying informed, understanding the facts, and compiling resources to share with the business community. This page will continue to be updated as we receive additional resources from our partners. 

Resources for Businesses

Free webinar on Wednesday, June 18 - Immigration Compliance for Small Businesses: I-9 Audits, Enforcement Trends, and Worker Protections hosted by CalOSBA, California Chamber of Commerce, California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and Public Counsel

Free webinar on Wednesday, June 25 - California Employers - Rights and Responsibilities hosted by California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and American Business Immigration Coalition 

Non-Profits and Small Businesses: Know Your Rights! Interactions with Immigration Enforcement (PDF)
Agriculture sector resources from this presentation: 

• Work Authorization for Employers Guide    
• Guide for Nonprofits and Businesses   
• USCIS I-9 Guide  
• Public Counsel’s ICE guidance for nonprofits and small businesses   
• Family Preparedness Plans: https://www.ilrc.org/resources/step-step-family-preparedness-plan    and https://publiccounsel.org/publications/a-guide-to-planning-for-your-childs-care-family-preparedness/  
• California Farmworker Foundation: Know Your Rights in Spanish, Mixteco 
• 805 UndocuFund: Mixteco, Spanish, English Know Your Rights videos    

Industry Alert: Immigration and CBP Activity in California (PDF)
Resources within this PDF presentation:

• Know Your Rights
• Know your rights when stopped (English and Spanish)
• Know your rights if questions by police, FBI, customs agents or immigration officers (English and Spanish)
• Know your rights when stopped by federal agents (English and Spanish)

Resources for Helping Immigrants and Undocumented Friends and Neighbors 

El Concilio Family Services 
301 South C Street, Oxnard CA 93030
Hours: Monday - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
General Phone Number:  (805) 486-9777

• El Concilio Family Services Expanded Outreach and Support for Immigrant Community
• National Immigration Project: Know Your Rights for Business, Public Spaces, and Individuals (English and Spanish)
• Fliers in EN/SP for 805UndocuFund Resources
• Sign up to ICE/CBP hotline to receive alerts on local, verified activity
• Sign up to volunteer for 805 Immigrant Rapid Response Network 
• Santa Barbara Immigrant Defense
• Know Your Rights Red Card can be carried by individuals as a resources during interactions during contact with agents. 

 
Prevent Immigration SCAMS! 

• Immigrant Legal Resource Center Anti-Fraud Campaign
• American Immigration Lawyers Association PSA: Beware the Promises of Notarios