Immigrants' Rights
The ACLU supports rights for all people within the United States and is committed to expanding and enforcing the civil liberties and civil rights of non-citizens and to combating public and private discrimination against immigrants.
The ACLU has been one of the nation's leading advocates for the rights of immigrants, refugees and non-citizens, challenging unconstitutional laws and practices, countering the myths upon which many of these laws are based. The ACLU supports rights for all people within the United States and is committed to expanding and enforcing the civil liberties and civil rights of non-citizens and to combating public and private discrimination against immigrants.
Preparing Your Family Guide (English)
Know Your Rights Before an Immigration Arrest
Develop an emergency response plan with these steps.
During an Arrest
If you are being questioned, detained, or arrested.
At your House or Job
What to do if immigration comes to your house or workplace
If You Are Arrested
What to do if you are arrested & your rights while detained.
Download: Exercise your Rights Cards
Print and carry these cards with you.
List of non-profit immigration legal service providers
Important personal info docs to print & complete
Important phone numbers to know
Delegation of Parental Authority (DPA) form
How to register child born in the USA as Mexican
What to Do if ICE Agents Arrive at your Place of Worship
Preparando Su Familia Para Encuentros Con Inmigracion
د بیړني غبرګون پلان د ځان لپاره جوړ کړئ
Mbere Y’uko Utabwa Muri Yombi N’urwego Rushinzwe Abinjira Mu Gihugu
The Latest
Immigrant Rights Advocates Send Letter to ICE Documenting Dangerous Medical Conditions and Limited Access to Legal Counsel for People Detained at North Lake Processing Center
ACLU Applauds U.S. Appellate Court Decision Upholding Detained Immigrants’ Right to Bond Hearings
Amended Michigan Court Rule Protects People Attending State Court Proceedings
ACLU and MIRC Call on Congress to Require an Independent Investigation into ICE’s North Lake Detention Center Following Reports of a Hunger Strike and Dangerously Inadequate Medical Conditions
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