CRISIS ASSISTANCE
For CRCKY's guide to free resources for immigrants in Lexington click here to access the guide in English, Spanish, or French.
For a list of resources in Jessamine County, click here. (English only.)
Click here for a list of other languages our resource packet is available in. Please email dominiqueolbert@crcky.org for a Google-translated copy in your preferred language.
FOOD PICKUPS AND DELIVERIES
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In partnership with the Woodhill International Market, we pick up fresh vegetables and fruits every two weeks during the growing season. Clients then come pick them up at our office every other Friday.
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CRCKY also works with God's Pantry and FoodChain to deliver food to clients in Fayette County.
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For clients outside of Fayette Co., CRCKY will pay for a one-time food delivery from Kroger or ALDI.
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If you are an immigrant in need of food, please call us at 1-800-674-9217. We collaborate with other agencies that offer food. Please look at our "Where to Find Help" resource packet (see above) to get a list of food options in Lexington, arranged by zip code.
HELP COMPLETING SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY FORMS & GETTING PASSPORTS FOR US CITIZEN CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANT PARENTS
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Free help for completing passport applications for U.S. citizen children of parents who are not currently U.S. citizens.
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Free Special Power of Attorney workshops to ensure children have a legal guardian if parents must leave the country without them, are incapacitated by illness, or detained.
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CRCKY can no longer pay passport fees, but we can help you fill out the forms. To sign up to get a passport for a child, click here. Although we are no longer able to pay for passport fees, but we can help you fill out the forms. Click here to register In English for help with Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary. They also provide support if you need help. For Spanish, click here.
MEDICAL CARE
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Referral to free mental health services, medical clinics, pharmacies, and eye care, for adults and children.
HOW TO FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE DETAINED BY ICE
Immigrants with final orders of removal can no longer be found in the ICE Online Detainee Locator. To find a person who is detained:
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Look for them on Commissary Accounts, accounts where you can give your loved ones money for food and calls.
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Detained people who are not in removal proceedings may still be found at the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
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Contact the consulate of the person who is detained.
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Note: People who have already been deported will not appear in the locator.
REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Whenever CRCKY cannot provide a service, we try assist families with emergency needs by connecting them with local resources in the community.
ICE AND 287(g) AGREEMENTS
Many local police departments and sheriff’s offices now have agreements with ICE called “287(g)” agreements. Other federal agencies, such as the FBI, DEA, and CBP, are also helping with immigration enforcement. For a list of places that have such agreements, go to:
https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g
Go to the bottom of the page and click on the blue "View 287(g) Participating Agencies" button.
ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is the enforcement arm of the Department of Homeland Security. Historically, ICE worked only inside the U.S. and CBP worked only at the border or within 100 miles of it. That is no longer the case.
DOCUMENTS TO CARRY WITH YOU
If you entered the country more than two years ago, carry paperwork on you that proves it. Proof could be an old cell phone bill, lease agreement, electric bill, school records, a copy of your asylum application receipt, etc. Take pictures of these documents and have them on your phone as well. If ICE picks you up and does not believe you have been in the US for at least two years, they have the right to remove you without a hearing. They cannot legally do this if you can prove you have been here more than two years.
However, if a judge wrote an order of removal for you (meaning the US is legally allowed to deport you), or there is another kind of warrant for your arrest, documentation will not help.