ILAP, Maine’s Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, offers this guide that explains the rights if of a person stopped by an immigration officer in public.
All people living in the United States, including undocumented immigrants, have certain U.S. Constitutional rights. Learn about your rights in the U.S. and about laws that affect you and your family and your neighbors.
This poster/handout is available here in multiple languages along with these other guides:
Know Your Rights: If ICE Comes to Your Home
Know Your Rights: If ICE Comes to Your Workplace (Employee)
Please consider printing and sharing these with your congregation in the language in which they are most fluent.
MORE RESOURCES
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) provides information on your rights in certain situations, how to exercise those rights, and what to do when your rights are violated. Available in Arabic, Chinese, Creole, English, Farsi, French, Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu and Vietnamese. This printable card also explains what to do if you’re stopped by police, immigration agents or the FBI.
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National Immigration Law Center (NILC) has a comprehensive list of resources for different situations and what to do when engaging with law enforcement, as well as a printable Know Your Rights card to keep in your wallet or purse. Available in various languages.
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The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) website has many useful guides on your rights, how to find legal help, and how to prepare for a change in immigration status. They also have a printable Knows Your Rights card that include a space for your attorney’s name and phone number, available in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Haitian Creole, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese.
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American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) offers handouts on what to do when ICE visits your home, employer or is in a public space. Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Punjabi and Spanish.
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The Immigration Legal Resource Center offers an Immigration Preparedness Toolkit, which outlines the basics about a variety of topics including: your rights during ICE confrontations, the different types of immigration options available, ideas for building your consultation roadmap, and tips on covering your bases while waiting for relief.