Any non-citizen found in violation of an immigration law can be detained, but all workers and their families have certain basic rights under the United States Constitution, regardless of their immigration status. Please keep and share this information with anyone who might need it.

Your rights as a worker are protected under the National Labor Relations Act, regardless of your immigration status.

•• You have the right to join a union, discuss your pay and unfair working conditions, vote in a union election, and go on strike, regardless of your immigration status.
•• The National Labor Relations Board (the agency that enforces the National Labor Relations Act) won’t ask about your immigration status or share any information with the Department of Homeland Security or the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

– Stay calm. Do not run. Remember you have rights.

– You have the right to remain silent.
• Say: “I am exercising my right to stay silent.”
• You do not have to provide personal information like your immigration status, place of birth or criminal history if asked.

– If ICE comes to your door, do not open it!

– You have the right to a lawyer.
• Do not sign anything without speaking to a lawyer first.

– Carry valid immigration documents with you.
• If you have a valid “Green Card” or work permit, be sure to keep them on your person.
• Do not carry any papers from a foreign country like a foreign passport.

– Carry a “Know Your Rights” card with you.
• Ask your union representative for a red “Know Your Rights” card, or stop by our office at 8530 Stanton Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620 to pick one up.

– Stay calm. Do not run. Remember you have rights.

– ICE can enter businesses, just as any member of the public. Public areas include anywhere customers are allowed to be, such as the business’s parking lot, lobby or waiting area, or the dining area if the business is a restaurant. ICE can approach you in these public areas and ask you questions. You do not have to answer.
• If ICE has a signed warrant by a judge, they can enter private areas.
• Managers can also give ICE agents permission to enter private areas.

– You have the right to remain silent.
• Say: “I am exercising my right to stay silent.”
• You do not have to provide personal information like your immigration status, place of birth or criminal history if asked.

– Ask if you are free to leave. If they say yes, leave calmly.

– Stay calm. Do not run. Remember you have rights.

– Don’t open the door. ICE cannot enter your home without a valid warrant signed by a judge.

warrant -a

This is a valid warrant signed by a judge. See how it is issued by a court.
It will also say who it was signed by and their title.
The judicial warrant must also list your address and the person they are looking for.

warrant-b

This is signed by an immigration officer, not a judge. This ICE administrative warrant does not authorize immigration agents to enter your home.
• Your landlord can’t authorize ICE to enter your home unless your landlord lives in the home.
• Ask them to slide the warrant under the door or show you through a window!

– You have the right to remain silent.
• Say: “I am exercising my right to stay silent.”
• You do not have to provide personal information like your immigration status, place of birth or criminal history if asked.

– You have the right to an attorney.

– Stay calm. Do not run. Remember you have rights.

– ICE can pull you over if there is an explainable reasonable suspicion of a violation of an immigration law.

– You have the right to remain silent.
• Say: “I am exercising my right to stay silent.”
• You do not have to provide personal information like your immigration status, place of birth or criminal history if asked.

– You don’t have to discuss your immigration status.

– You are required to show a valid driver’s license, registration, proof of insurance. Your passengers may be required to show their licenses as well.

– If the ICE agent says they want to search your car, say you do not consent to a search.

– Ask if you are being detained. If they say yes, leave calmly.

– Stay calm. Do not run. Remember you have rights.

– ICE can approach you in public areas and ask you questions. You do not have to answer.

– You have the right to remain silent.
• Say: “I am exercising my right to stay silent.”
• You do not have to provide personal information like your immigration status, place of birth or criminal history if asked.

– You have the right to record ICE interactions as long as you’re not interfering.
• Assess the risk to your personal safety before you record.
• Focus on ICE or law enforcement. Do not film the person being detained or their family.
• Let the video speak for itself. Don’t narrate or talk over what is happening.
• Protect your phone. A passcode to enter your phone is protected, but face ID or fingerprint is not.
• Determine the most strategic way to release your video. Share with the person’s lawyer or family.

– Have a phone number for an immigration attorney. Make sure you’re only taking advice from a Department of Justice accredited representative or immigration attorney/paralegal.

– Ensure you renew your status in a timely manner.

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