These are the kinds of questions immigration advocates are asked every day by undocumented-immigrant families around Utah.

That's why Proyecto Latino de Utah volunteers have put together a brochure with information about what families can do before and after relatives are deported and a list of organizations that might be able to provide assistance. It was released to the community about a week ago.

"By the time immigration has decided to deport them, it's almost next to impossible to stop deportation," said Tony Yapias, who heads up Proyecto Latino de Utah, a Latino advocacy group based in Salt Lake City. "We want to make sure the families are prepared."

The three-fold brochure in Spanish encourages undocumented immigrants to educate themselves on their rights and to be prepared in case they are picked up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It warns people to never carry fake documents; always carry a valid identification card; and make sure they carry a list of phone numbers, including relatives and community groups.

Sometimes, undocumented immigrants - especially those who have expired visas or were at some point in the United States legally - don't worry about immigration agents showing up at their front door

"They think, I'm not Mexican, so I don't have to worry about it," Yapias said.

Alejandro, a carpenter who declined to give his full name because he is an undocumented immigrant, said he moved to the United States some 10 years ago, and now he fears that his family will be separated because his youngest daughter is the only one in the family who was born here.

He was pleased to get a copy of the brochure during a recent Latino community meeting in Park City.

"It's good information about what to do. It's very important," Alejandro said. "It has some good [phone] numbers of groups that are there to support us."

ICE spokeswoman Lori Haley said she has heard about groups in various cities that have provided information to undocumented immigrants, but it's not a concern to ICE agents.

"ICE will continue to do their job; their job is to enforce immigration law," she said. "If you're in the country illegally, you're subject to arrest."

There are an estimated 90,000 undocumented immigrants living in Utah.

Yapias said the idea of a brochure has been talked about among Latino community advocates, but they finally put one together after the most recent ICE raid in Park City in late April.

That's when immigration agents arrested nine undocumented men - three had warrants for deportation, the others were detained when they could not show proper documents.

In December, more than 150 undocumented workers were arrested in Hyrum during ICE raids at Swift & Co. meat-packing facilities there and in five other states.

ICE has also arrested 317 people in Utah and deported 197 of them in the past seven months as part of what the agency calls "Operation Return to Sender," which enforces deportation orders by immigration judges.

Now, with the hike in immigration enforcement in Utah, Yapias said the brochure is needed.

His group plans to distribute some 10,000 brochure copies at stores, churches and community centers. It will also be translated into English and Portuguese.

"The more information they have, the better decisions they'll be able to make," Yapias said.

jsanchez@sltrib.com