We are wherever ICE is.
Ember is a community response hub for immigration enforcement.
When ICE, DHS sub-agencies, or impersonators show up in our neighborhoods, Ember helps legal advocates, immigrant-rights networks, and community members coordinate rapid, rights-based responses — safely, securely, and in real time.
Community rights
We refuse to accept lawlessness as policy.
Immigration-enforcement raids often happen suddenly, with little information and serious consequences for the families involved. Rights abuses and impersonators are also increasing, with fake agents using threats and scams to exploit our most vulnerable neighbors. Communities need reliable, real-time reporting to protect themselves. Accurate documentation supports legal defense, strengthens public records and accountability, and helps safeguard the community.
Who we serve
We defend communities.
This coalition includes:
- Immigrant-rights organizations
- Legal observers and advocates
- Neighbors in mixed-status households
- Rapid-response and community-defense groups
- Faith communities and interfaith action networks
Using Ember
Cut through the noise.
With Ember, you can:
- Document intimidation, stops, and warrantless raids
- Verify reports before mobilizing
- Track patterns of enforcement activity
- Alert legal observers and rapid-response volunteers
- Preserve evidence for later accountability
- Keep neighbors informed
How Ember works
Coordinated defense in four steps.
- 1
Connect your network
Ember links you with immigrant-rights groups, legal advocates, and neighborhood rapid-response teams in your area.
- 2
Report what you see
If you witness enforcement activity, quickly log locations, vehicles, and incidents. Whether it involves federal agents, local collaboration, or a suspected impersonator, you record it and your network gets notified.
- 3
Confirm the facts
Verified volunteers and legal observers review each report, check for patterns, and decide what level of response is needed.
- 4
Respond and protect
If teams deploy, they do so with verified information, safety protocols, and clear community guidelines. Records are backed up and securely preserved to support legal accountability, public-records work, and community defense.
Immigration facts
0,000,000
Pending immigration cases
TRAC Syracuse docket backlog reached an all-time high as of Sept 2024, limiting due-process access.
Patterns exposed
Coordinated strength
Community defenders verify and respond together.
74
Local networks connected
Coalitions organized and active since launch
9,813
Raids, stops & incidents documented
Secure field reports verified by community observers
3,482
Members defending rights
Advocates, neighbors & organizers building local power
Ember secures records through layered permissions based on verification, training, and trust.
Our principles
Community safety, verification, transparency, and trust.
Community Safety First
Ember supports observation, documentation, and rights-defense — not interference or confrontation.
Verification Over Panic
Enforcement rumors can harm communities. Verified reports empower them.
Every Community Deserves Transparency
When agents appear at homes or workplaces, families deserve to know their rights, and communities deserve clarity — not fear.
Permissions-Based Security
Layered permissions, audit trails, and trust designations control who can see sensitive information — no surveillance capitalism or data resale.
If you’re part of a rights-organization, legal-observer program, community-defense network, or a neighbor committed to protecting your community, Ember gives you the secure tools to act together.