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What To Do if You Encounter Immigration Enforcement

Immigration deportation officer

Even if you are an undocumented immigrant, you still have rights under the law.

The following slides will give you information on what you should and should not do when you encounter federal or local authorities.

If you are arrested, ask for a lawyer and do not say or sign anything until after you have consulted with your lawyer.

If the Police or an ICE Officer Stops You

  • You have the right to remain silent, but you should tell the officer that you want to remain silent and ask for a lawyer.
  • You have the right not to answer an officerโ€™s questions about your date of birth, country of origin, and your immigration status.ย  Do not lie or present fake documents.
  • You have the right to refuse to have yourself or your car searched unless the officer believes there is evidence of a crime.
  • Unless the officer presents a warrant, you have the right to refuse entry to or search of your home.ย  If the officer has a warrant, they can only search the areas listed in the warrant.
  • You have the right to refuse to sign any document.
  • You have the right to make a local phone call if you are in custody.ย  The content of any phone conversation with your attorney is privileged and cannot be used against you.
  • You have the right to a lawyer if you are in custody.ย  You should communicate this to the police or ICE officer.

What You Should Not Do

  • You should not argue or resist the police or ICE officer, even if your rights were violated.
  • You should not lie to a government official, although you can remain silent.
  • You should not sign anything without a lawyer.
  • You should not discuss your immigration status with other people except for your lawyer.

แƒ แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ  แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒฅแƒชแƒ” แƒ แƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒกแƒแƒช แƒกแƒแƒ”แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ’แƒ แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒžแƒ˜แƒ  แƒแƒฆแƒ›แƒแƒฉแƒœแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

  • แƒ˜แƒ› แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ—แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒ•แƒแƒจแƒ˜แƒช แƒ—แƒฃ แƒ™แƒ˜ แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒแƒœแƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒแƒ แƒแƒšแƒ”แƒ’แƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒแƒ“ แƒ˜แƒ›แƒงแƒแƒคแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒช แƒ’แƒแƒ’แƒแƒฉแƒœแƒ˜แƒแƒ— แƒ™แƒแƒœแƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒ— แƒ“แƒแƒชแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜.
  • แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒ” แƒžแƒ แƒ”แƒ–แƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒ’แƒแƒชแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ— แƒ—แƒฃ แƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒ™แƒ”แƒ—แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒฅแƒ•แƒ— แƒ“แƒ แƒ แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ  แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒฅแƒชแƒ”แƒ— แƒ—แƒฃ แƒžแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒชแƒ˜แƒแƒ› แƒแƒœ แƒกแƒแƒ”แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ’แƒ แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ”แƒ แƒ›แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒ’แƒแƒฉแƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ—.
  • แƒ—แƒฃ แƒ“แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ™แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒก, แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒ—แƒฎแƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ— แƒแƒ“แƒ•แƒแƒ™แƒแƒขแƒ˜. แƒแƒ แƒแƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜ แƒแƒ  แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒแƒ— แƒ“แƒ แƒฎแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒแƒ แƒแƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒก แƒแƒ  แƒ›แƒแƒแƒฌแƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ— แƒแƒ“แƒ•แƒแƒ™แƒแƒขแƒ—แƒแƒ“ แƒ™แƒแƒœแƒกแƒฃแƒšแƒขแƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒจแƒ”.

แƒ—แƒฃ แƒžแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒชแƒ˜แƒ”แƒšแƒ›แƒ แƒแƒœ แƒกแƒแƒ”แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ’แƒ แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ”แƒ แƒ›แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒ’แƒแƒฉแƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ—

  • แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒ’แƒแƒฅแƒ•แƒ— แƒ“แƒฃแƒ›แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ, แƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒช แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒฃแƒชแƒฎแƒแƒ“แƒแƒ— แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ”แƒ แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ“แƒ•แƒแƒ™แƒแƒขแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒ—แƒฎแƒแƒ•แƒแƒ—.
  • แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒ’แƒแƒฅแƒ•แƒ— แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒแƒ  แƒฃแƒžแƒแƒกแƒฃแƒฎแƒแƒ— แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒ˜แƒ—แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒก, แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒแƒ”แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ’แƒ แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒกแƒขแƒแƒขแƒฃแƒกแƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘.ย  แƒ”แƒก แƒฌแƒ”แƒกแƒ˜ แƒแƒ  แƒ›แƒแƒฅแƒ›แƒ”แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒแƒ”แƒ แƒแƒžแƒแƒ แƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒจแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒแƒกแƒแƒ–แƒฆแƒ•แƒ แƒ แƒžแƒฃแƒœแƒฅแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ–แƒ”.
  • แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒ’แƒแƒฅแƒ•แƒ— แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒฃแƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒฃแƒชแƒฎแƒแƒ“แƒแƒ— แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ”แƒ แƒก แƒแƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒแƒก แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒแƒ•แƒขแƒแƒ›แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒฉแƒฎแƒ แƒ”แƒ™แƒ.
  • แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒ’แƒแƒฅแƒ•แƒ— แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒฃแƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒฃแƒ—แƒฎแƒ แƒแƒ— แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ”แƒ แƒก แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒก แƒกแƒแƒชแƒฎแƒแƒ•แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒจแƒ˜ แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒกแƒ•แƒšแƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒก แƒฉแƒฎแƒ แƒ”แƒ™แƒแƒ–แƒ”, แƒ—แƒฃ แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ”แƒ แƒ›แƒ แƒฉแƒฎแƒ แƒ”แƒ™แƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ”แƒ แƒ˜ แƒแƒ  แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒœแƒ. แƒ—แƒฃ แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ”แƒ แƒ›แƒ แƒแƒกแƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜ แƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ”แƒ แƒ˜ แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒ—, แƒ›แƒแƒก แƒ›แƒฎแƒแƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ˜แƒ› แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒฉแƒฎแƒ แƒ”แƒ™แƒ แƒจแƒ”แƒฃแƒซแƒšแƒ˜แƒ แƒ แƒแƒช แƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ”แƒ แƒจแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒฅแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ—แƒ˜แƒ—แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜.
  • แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒ’แƒแƒฅแƒ•แƒ— แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒฃแƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒแƒ— แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ›แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒ›แƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒ˜แƒก แƒฎแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒฌแƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ–แƒ”.
  • แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ™แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ—แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒ•แƒแƒจแƒ˜, แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒ’แƒแƒฅแƒ•แƒ— แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒแƒฎแƒแƒ แƒชแƒ˜แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ— แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒขแƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒคแƒแƒœแƒ แƒ–แƒแƒ แƒ˜ (แƒกแƒแƒขแƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒคแƒแƒœแƒ แƒกแƒแƒฃแƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒก แƒแƒ“แƒ•แƒแƒ™แƒแƒขแƒก แƒจแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒแƒœแƒคแƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒœแƒชแƒ˜แƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒ  แƒ˜แƒฅแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒงแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒก แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒแƒฆแƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒ’).
  • แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒ’แƒแƒฅแƒ•แƒ— แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒแƒ แƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒแƒ— แƒแƒ“แƒ•แƒแƒ™แƒแƒขแƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒฃแƒ แƒ”แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ—, แƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒช แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒฃแƒชแƒฎแƒแƒ“แƒแƒ— แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ”แƒ แƒก (แƒ˜แƒ› แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ—แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒ•แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ—แƒฃ แƒ“แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ™แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒก).

แƒ˜แƒก แƒ แƒแƒช แƒแƒ  แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒแƒ™แƒ”แƒ—แƒแƒ—

  • แƒœแƒฃ แƒจแƒ”แƒฎแƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ— แƒ™แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ—แƒจแƒ˜ แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒ“แƒ แƒœแƒฃ แƒ’แƒแƒฃแƒฌแƒ”แƒ•แƒ— แƒคแƒ˜แƒ–แƒ˜แƒ™แƒฃแƒ  แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒแƒฆแƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒ’แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒก, แƒ˜แƒ› แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ—แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒ•แƒแƒจแƒ˜แƒช แƒ—แƒฃ แƒ™แƒ˜ แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ˜แƒ แƒฆแƒ•แƒ.
  • แƒœแƒฃ แƒ”แƒขแƒงแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ— แƒขแƒงแƒฃแƒ˜แƒšแƒก แƒ›แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒก, แƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒชแƒ แƒจแƒ”แƒ’แƒ˜แƒซแƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒ— แƒ˜แƒกแƒแƒ แƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒแƒ— แƒ“แƒฃแƒ›แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ—.
  • แƒœแƒฃ แƒ›แƒแƒแƒฌแƒ”แƒ แƒ— แƒฎแƒ”แƒšแƒก แƒœแƒฃแƒ แƒแƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒก แƒแƒ“แƒ•แƒแƒ™แƒแƒขแƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒ™แƒแƒœแƒกแƒฃแƒšแƒขแƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒจแƒ”.
  • แƒœแƒฃ แƒ˜แƒกแƒแƒฃแƒ‘แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ— แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒ”แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ’แƒ แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒกแƒขแƒแƒขแƒฃแƒกแƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘ แƒœแƒฃแƒ แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒแƒ“แƒ•แƒแƒ™แƒแƒขแƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ.