San Diego Cops Rail Against Student Raid Pamphlets

by Seth Freed Wessler In the face of an increasingly roughshod immigration enforcement system, San Diego Country educators and advocates are taking it upon themselves to protect young non-citizens from deportation. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported this weekend that students and teachers have received illustrated, wallet-sized pamphlets filled with useful information about how to respond to immigration agents and avoid deportation. Predictably, the area...

Undocumented Immigrant To Sue Employer After Work Injury

Illegal Immigrant To Sue Employer After Work Injury Leonardo Is Suing Owner Of Horse Boarding Ranch In Escondido After Injuring Fingers ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- An illegal immigrant is suing his Escondido employer after he said his employer threatened to deport him after he experienced a gruesome injury. Leonardo, an illegal immigrant, said his worries began in April at a horse boarding ranch in Escondido, where he worked for more than two years. When he touched some metal on a horse walkin...

Know Your Rights Links and Downloads

Know Your Rights (ACLU National) English, Spanish, Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Farsi, Somali Know Your Rights in California (National Immigration Law Center) English | Spanish | Chinese. Illustrated Know Your Rights During Immigration Raids (Detention Watch Network, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, and CASA of Maryland) English | Spanish. Know Your Rights Pocket Cards English and Spanish Know Your Rights...

Know Your Rights Video – CHIRLA

Know Your Rights!, produced by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of L.A., shows you your rights in case of a raid by immigration authorities or a police intervention. To order a high quality, full-length version of this film with subtitles and dubbing copy of DVD for classroom or business use, go to chirla dot org.

Your Rights

CIVIL RIGHTS If you are detained, arrested, or questioned by an officer, you have the right to remain silent.  You have the right to ask for an attorney before answering questions or signing any papers. Remember that lying to an officer is a crime and anything you say can be held against you. If officers come to your home, you have the right to ask to see a warrant before letting them in.  Officers are required by law to obtain a warrant prior to entering your home. The warrant should stat...