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= Know Your Rights = | = Know Your Rights = | ||
''Your rights during encounters with ICE and CBP, based on 2025 guidance and current legal standards.'' | ''Your rights during encounters with [[ICE]] and CBP, based on 2025 guidance and current legal standards.'' | ||
Staying calm and knowing exactly what you can refuse is one of the strongest protections you have. These rights apply to everyone in the United States — citizens, visa holders, undocumented people, minors and adults. | Staying calm and knowing exactly what you can refuse is one of the strongest protections you have. These rights apply to everyone in the United States — citizens, visa holders, undocumented people, minors and adults. | ||
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== 2. Right to Refuse Searches == | == 2. Right to Refuse Searches == | ||
ICE **cannot** search you, your phone, your bags, or your home without one of the following: | [[ICE]] **cannot** search you, your phone, your bags, or your home without one of the following: | ||
* Your **consent**, or | * Your **consent**, or | ||
* A **judicial warrant** signed by a judge (NOT an ICE warrant). | * A **judicial warrant** signed by a judge (NOT an [[ICE]] warrant). | ||
If they show paperwork, look for: | If they show paperwork, look for: | ||
* “Signed by: **Judge**” → LEGITIMATE | * “Signed by: **Judge**” → LEGITIMATE | ||
* | * “[[ICE]]” or “DHS” anywhere as the signer → **NOT** a judicial warrant | ||
You may say: | You may say: | ||
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== 3. Rights at Your Home == | == 3. Rights at Your Home == | ||
ICE needs a **judicial warrant** to enter your home without permission. | [[ICE]] needs a **judicial warrant** to enter your home without permission. | ||
* You do **not** need to open the door. | * You do **not** need to open the door. | ||
* Speak through the door or a window. | * Speak through the door or a window. | ||
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== 6. Rights at Work == | == 6. Rights at Work == | ||
ICE needs either: | [[ICE]] needs either: | ||
* Your employer’s consent, or | * Your employer’s consent, or | ||
* A judicial warrant | * A judicial warrant | ||
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* **Not** sign anything without legal advice | * **Not** sign anything without legal advice | ||
Signing ICE paperwork can lead to deportation — especially “voluntary departure.” | Signing [[ICE]] paperwork can lead to deportation — especially “voluntary departure.” | ||
You may say: | You may say: | ||
'''“I want to speak to a lawyer before signing anything.”''' | '''“I want to speak to a lawyer before signing anything.”''' | ||
== 8. Recording ICE == | == 8. Recording [[ICE]] == | ||
You have the right to **record ICE agents** in public as long as: | You have the right to **record [[ICE]] agents** in public as long as: | ||
* You do not interfere | * You do not interfere | ||
* You do not enter a restricted area | * You do not enter a restricted area | ||
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To submit a report, see: | To submit a report, see: | ||
[[ | [[How to Report an Incident]] | ||
== 10. Your Rights Do *Not* Depend on Your Immigration Status == | == 10. Your Rights Do *Not* Depend on Your Immigration Status == | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[ICE | * [[Staying Safe Around [[ICE]]]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Preparation Guide]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Emergency Planning]] | ||
* [[Finding Legal Support]] | |||