Know Your Rights

Listen in Spanish AND read in English, as Legal Aid Attorney Camila Pacheco-Fores dispels confusion. She explains, the difference between Self-Deportation (NOT a legal process) and Voluntary Departure (a legal process for certain people in removal proceedings). #KnowYourRights to protect your rights!

Right now, babies born in the U.S. are considered citizens. But you may have heard about the Executive Order trying to change that. Listen to Camilo Pacheco Fores of our Immigration Law Project. She answers common questions about current policy and considerations for possible changes.

Learn how to defend your rights amid complex changes in immigration policy. Legal Aid Attorney Camila Pacheco-Fores and Robyn Meyer-Thompson from the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota share key information and legal resources on the COPAL radio show. Protect yourself in times of uncertainty!

Learn how and why you should look up your immigration court status. Plus find out if looking up your status puts you at risk for deportation (quick answer: it doesn’t!). Attorney Michelle Gonzalez and Clerk Rachel Fils-Aime present.

Immigration Attorney Danielle Hendrickson and Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Director Aisha Servaty explain how filling your taxes or not filling your taxes affects immigration status.

Keep your immigration court appointment, but know ICE is asking judges to stop proceedings so they can deport individuals right away. Know that you can exercise your right to ask the court to continue your court proceedings and say you do NOT agree to termination.

A warrant is only valid if it’s from the U.S. District Court, has your full name (or the name of someone currently living in the home), and is signed by a judge. Ask them to slide the document under the door so you can check it for yourself.

If ICE comes to your door, even if they claim to be doing child welfare checks, remember warrants must be signed by a judge.

A lawsuit has not stopped the requirement for certain noncitizens to register with USCIS, April 11.  We encourage anyone who thinks they need to register, to talk to an attorney, first. And, to visit the website of the National Immigration Law Center.

Approached by an ICE agent? Let this red card speak for you. “I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions or sign or hand you any documents based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States constitution.”

Attorney Jessica Heiser of our Minnesota Disability Law Center breaks down what you should do if ICE shows up at school.

Pheng Thao of our Youth Law Project and Danielle Hendrickson of our Immigration Law Project share that a DOPA is a document that allows parents to assign a trusted adult to care for their children in the event of a lengthy separation.

Learn how to protect your rights during an interaction with law enforcement and how to make a safety plan to prepare you and your family for an emergency.

Our Immigration Law Project attorneys are teaming with advocates. Together, they’ll explain asylum, labor rights, and post-election matters in this Know Your Rights presentation