It is happening right now
MigraWatch Hotline

Report ICE or CBP activity you are watching, and get guidance while it is happening.

(844) 363-1423

Run by United We Dream. You can also text 877877.

Worth verifying before you rely on it: this number is published by other organizations and by city governments, but United We Dream's own site confirms the hotline exists without printing the number, and does not publish its hours or languages.

This site is a record, not an emergency service.

I need a lawyer
Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas

Immigration legal representation. The closest option to Jasper, and Jasper County is explicitly among the nine counties they serve.

(409) 924-4413

2780 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont — about an hour away. Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. Recognized by the federal government to provide immigration legal services.

ccsetx.org/get-help

RAICES

Free and low-cost immigration help, including defense against deportation. Try here if Beaumont cannot take the case.

(833) 372-4237

Offices in San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston, so ask whether they can take someone from Jasper County.

raicestexas.org

National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Search by county for nonprofit immigration lawyers when the numbers above are full.

immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory

Lone Star Legal Aid — Nacogdoches

Not immigration — but this is the office covering Jasper County for eviction, wage theft, family law and crime-victim rights.

(936) 560-1455

414 East Pilar St, Nacogdoches. Toll free (800) 354-1889.

Someone I know was detained
ICE Online Detainee Locator

Find where a family member is being held.

You will need their full name and country of birth, or their A-number. This is why we never collect names on our report form — the information that finds someone is information their family already has, and a public list of detained people would only put them in more danger.

locator.ice.gov

Houston Immigrant Rights Hotline

A person answers: helps locate someone detained, explains what the law actually says, and refers you to a lawyer.

(833) 468-4664

It spells HOU-IMMI. Monday to Friday, 9 to 5, in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese and French, with other languages on request.

Run by the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative with Boat People SOS, Catholic Charities, and Memorial Assistance Ministries.

I want to be ready before anything happens
ILRC Red Cards

Free wallet cards stating your rights. You hand one through a closed door instead of speaking.

59 languages including Spanish, free to print yourself, meant to be handed out widely.

ilrc.org/redcards

ACLU — Know Your Rights

What to do if agents come to your home, stop you in public, or come to your workplace.

aclu.org · en español

Our own Know Your Rights page

Five things in priority order, written for Jasper, and it works with no signal once you have opened it.

Read it →

Which agencies here work with ICE?

287(g) is a federal program that lets ICE deputize local police for immigration enforcement. Two models are in use here, and the difference matters:

  • Warrant Service Officer — officers may serve ICE administrative warrants on people already held in the county jail. It operates inside the jail, not on the street.
  • Task Force Model — officers may question people about immigration status and make immigration arrests during ordinary police work. This is the model that can reach a routine traffic stop.
AgencyModelSigned
Jasper County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer Aug 7, 2025 · agreement
Jasper County Sheriff's OfficeTask Force ModelJul 7, 2026
Jasper County Constable, Precinct 6Task Force Model Jun 15, 2026 · agreement
Jasper Police Department (city)Task Force ModelJul 20, 2026

These are four different offices. A county deputy, a constable and a city police officer are not the same thing, and only some of them hold task-force authority.

Source: ICE's own list of participating agencies, dated August 21, 2026, published at ice.gov. We checked the federal record rather than relying on secondhand reporting.

None of this changes your rights. An officer deputized under 287(g) still needs a warrant signed by a judge to enter your home, and you still have the right to remain silent. Know your rights.

Where are the license plate readers?

Turn on Cameras on the map to see automatic license plate readers mapped in and around Jasper. These cameras photograph every passing plate and log where and when it was seen.

Locations come from OpenStreetMap, where anyone can add one. Coverage is partial and grows as neighbors survey the area — an empty stretch of road means nobody has mapped it yet, not that it is clear.

To add a camera you have spotted, or see the wider national map, visit deflock.me.

Is there a rapid-response line in Jasper?
No. Not one based here.

A rapid-response network is a local phone tree: neighbors who can get to a scene quickly, witness what happens, and connect a family to a lawyer the same day. Jasper County does not have one.

Every hotline on this page routes through Houston or Beaumont — one to two hours away. They are real and they answer, but nobody is coming from down the road. For something happening right now, the MigraWatch hotline above is the fastest option, and 911 is the only number that reaches anyone locally in a physical emergency.

If this community wants a local line, neighbors here could build one. It takes a small group willing to be called, an agreed script, and a lawyer to refer to — not funding, not permission, and not many people. If you start one, we will list it here the day it exists.