Know Your Rights: Legal Aid for Immigrants
This fact sheet focuses on informing immigrants about their legal rights across different contexts, especially in interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Through the Legal Assistance Justice Center and the Immigrant Justice Program, the goal is to empower individuals to understand and exercise their rights under U.S. law, regardless of their immigration status.
Did you know?
Difference Between Public and PrivateSpaces: The Fourth Amendment of the U.S.Constitution protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures, offering greater protection in private spaces like homes.
Schools cannot ask for information about your immigration status (including Social Security number).
Elimination of the Sensitive Locations Policy: As of January 20, 2025, certain areas such as churches, schools, and hospitals are no longer protected from immigration law enforcement as previously.
What you need to know
Rights in Different Places: At home, at work, in school, and in hospitals, immigrants have specific rights that protect them from ICE actions without proper judicial orders.
Importance of Knowing Your Rights: Being knowledgeable about these rights can prevent situations of vulnerability when faced with immigration authorities' actions.
Legal Resources in Spanish: There are resources available to help immigrants understand their rights and how to act if encountered by ICE.
Emergency Planning: It is crucial to have an emergency plan in case of ICE raids or detentions, including having important documents organized and accessible.
More Resources
The main goal of ECNV's BIENVENIDOS project is to disseminate culturally and linguistically competent information to Latino residents of Virginia with disabilities, their families, and caregivers so they can gain equitable access to disability-related rigths, services, and opportunities. For more information, visit www.ecnv.org or contact us at info@ecnv.org or call (703) 525-3268.
Disclaimer: Funding for the Bienvenidos Todos project/product was supported, in part, by the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, under grant number 2401VASCDD, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.