“Know Your Rights: DCFS Investigations,” led by NCYL Senior Policy Manager Tanya Gassenheimer.

Table of Contents:

• 0:00 – Introduction & how to use the website
• 5:04 – What a DCFS Investigation is and why it is important to know your rights
• 7:54 – Your rights during a DCFS investigation
• 19:07 – Your rights after a DCFS investigation
• 26:56 – Important information for pregnant and parenting youth in DCFS custody
• 34:36 – Visual timeline of DCFS investigation and court processes
• 40:38 – Resources for Cook County communities 
• 46:52 – Immigration considerations & resources 
• 1:00:36 – Conclusion and how to get in touch  

More information and resources:

• Illinois Know Your Rights website
• The immigration resources referenced in the recording:
  • Resurrection Project’s Detained Loved One Form: https://resurrectionproject.tfaforms.net/f/iceraid
  • IL Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (855-435-7693): https://www.icirr.org/fsn
  • For other participating organizations in the Midwest Immigrant Defenders Alliance, see https://www.trpimmigrantjustice.org/networks
  • Beyond Legal Aid Helpline: https://www.beyondlegalaid.org/immigration-helpline
  • Organized Communities Against Deportation’s searchable resources page: https://www.organizedcommunities.org/resources
• To get in touch with the presenters:
  • Law Project of the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
  • Lawproject@chicagohomeless.org
  • 1 (800) 940-1119
  • Interest/feedback form related to the National Center for Youth Law’s Illinois Know Your Rights materials can be completed at the bottom of this page.