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Jilly_in_VA

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Fri Jan 24, 2025, 01:25 PM Jan 24

Immigration red cards: The internet rallies to protect undocumented community [View all]

In the wake of Trump's sweeping promises to "reform" the country's immigration processes, crackdown on "illegal immigrants," and repeal birthright citizenship (among several other terrifying promises to deport people en masse), the internet is arming their undocumented community members with the power of constitutional knowledge.

After signing multiple executive orders and shutting down the CBP One app, Trump is set to sign his first immigration bill, mandating the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with crimes, but migrant advocates and their allies are focusing on people in immediate need first. And their primary order of business is to get as much information, predominantly through widely-used immigration "red cards," into the hands of undocumented people as possible — all while waiting out how Trump's anti-green card decisions play out in court.

Red cards (tarjetas rojas) are assertively eye-catching Know Your Rights resources popularized and disseminated by Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), a national nonprofit immigration resource hub.

The simple paper cards act as a defense against illegal entry and search by government entities, helping "people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home," the ILRC explains. Individuals are encouraged to refrain from speaking or opening the door to immigration agents if they are approached, instead offering the multilingual red cards as a response asserting their legal rights and requests.

Red cards include an assertion of one's right to remain silent and the following text in the non-English language of your choice:

Do not open the door.

Ask to see a warrant signed by a judge.

Do not answer any questions.

You have the right to remain silent.

Do not sign any documents.

Ask for a lawyer.

https://mashable.com/article/ice-immigration-red-cards-how-to-help-undocumented-people

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