Know Your Rights

Know Your Rights

 

Advocates and community members can work together to fight messages of fear and panic by helping community members learn about their rights and how to protect themselves from ICE. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center has created a variety of materials to educate the community and prepare individuals for possible encounters with immigration authorities.

 

Additional resources (some related to Know Your Rights) can be found on our Community Resources page.

 

 

Tools to Assert Your Rights

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Printable Red Cards for Distribution

The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home.

Available in Multiple Languages

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A Flyer About Your Rights When Confronted by ICE

A flyer that outlines 5 key reminders about your constitutional rights when confronted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Everyone – regardless of immigration status – has rights in this country. Period.

Available in English and Spanish

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Know Your Rights Solidarity Signs

The ILRC has prepared free, downloadable signs to help you let your local communities know that you stand with them!

Available in English and Spanish

How to Prepare for Emergencies

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A Downloadable, Fillable, and Printable Family Preparedness Plan

It is critical for immigrant families to think ahead and set more concrete plans for immigration emergencies that can arise.

Available in Multiple Languages

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A List of Rapid Response Network Phone Numbers

For regions throughout California. This list is updated on an ongoing basis.

Find a Network

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A Directory of Non-Profit Legal Services

Search for immigration legal services providers by state, county, or detention facility. Only nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services are included in this directory.

View the Directory

Resources for Advocates

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10 Things Noncitizen Protestors Need to Know

Read and share our one-pager to learn about the top 10 things noncitizen protestors should know before they take to the streets to exercise their rights.

Available in English and Spanish

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A Webinar Providing a Sample Know Your Rights Presentation

In this webinar we will first provide a Know Your Rights (KYR) overview, covering the rights that all individuals have, regardless of status, and what they can do to proactively prepare and protect themselves and their families.

Available in English and Spanish, and as a Toolkit

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Know Your Rights Tutorial Video to Help Prepare You

An empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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A Closer Look at Immigration Enforcement in Texas
Enforcement
This resource compares immigration enforcement in Texas before Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025 with the policies Trump has instituted since he has taken office. Our analysis shows that Governor Abbott’s immigration enforcement policies led the way for Trump’s actions. Texas has served as experimentation grounds for hateful and sweeping immigration enforcement policies which were quickly adopted by Trump 2.0 for the national level and have also infected other states who have enacted Texas copycat laws and policies. Our analysis below is a mere snapshot of the Texas and federal immigration enforcement policies that are currently in place.
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