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Xiomara Rodriguez, Executive Director Daysi Rodriguez, Outreach Coordinator
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Xiomara Rodriguez, Executive Director
Daysi Rodriguez, Outreach Coordinator
715 advocates and attorneys from 46 states and the District of Columbia completed the survey.
43% of advocates worked with immigrant survivors who dropped civil or
criminal cases because they were fearful to continue with their cases.
78% of Immigrant Survivors have concerns surrounding lawenforcement.
3 out of 4 advocates report that immigrant survivors have concerns aboutgoing to court for matters related to abuser/ofender.
Attorneys and advocates who work with survivors have reported thatthey are uncertain how to advise immigrant survivors about what willhappen if they call the police or go to court.
Demystify the false narratives that plague currentconversations around immigration and undocumented-ness.
Community and Belonging: Help to combat theisolation or alienation that can come with beingundocumented.
Assist individuals and families to situatethemselves within larger communities and work toidentify networks of social support and to cultivatehope.
Work collaboratively and strategically to createsystems level change.
Educate clients on rights when confronted withpolice/ICE and help plan in case of deportation.
Empower to advocate for themselves as theynavigate institutions and communities.
Who is Undocumented?
What happens when someone who is undocumented is stopped?
Immigration detention: fastest growing incarceration system in the U.S
In detention centers people are held on suspected visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorized arrival, and those subject to deportation and removal in detention until a decision is made by immigration authorities to grant a visa and release them into the community, or to repatriate them to their country of departure.
• People report waiting weeks or months for medical care
• Inadequate/ or lack of outdoor recreation time or access to sunlight or fresh air
• Minimal and inedible food
• The use of solitary confinement as punishment
• Lack of access to legal services due to location of facilities
There are more than 100 detention facilities in the USA
Who owns the detention facilities?
Most are owned by the CCA (Correction Corporation of America)
235,000 individuals were deported in 2015
What would you do if found yourself among dozens of inmates about to face an immigration judge, and
you are a US Citizen?You do not have the money or means to contact
your family to provide you with the paperwork that you need.
A study shows that hundreds of
American citizens each year find
themselves in this, the data show
that from 2007 through July of
2015, 693 U.S. citizens were
held in local jails on federal
detainers — in other words, at the
request of immigration officials,
And 818 more Americans were
held in immigration detention
centers during that same time
frame.
Through this program, state and local police officers collaborate with the federal government to enforce federal immigration laws. In the past, the 287(g) program has been costly for localities, has not focused on serious criminals, and has harmed the relationship between police and local communities.
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) conducted a comprehensive analysis of the 287(g) program and found that it did not target serious criminal offenders. Half of all detainers issued through the program were on people who had committed misdemeanors and traffic offenses.
Overall, 33 percent of individuals detained through the 287(g) program were charged with traffic violations; in Gaston County the figure rose to 57 percent.
An investigation by the Department of Justice concluded that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona engaged in a pattern and practice of constitutional violations, including racial profiling of Latinos, after entering a 287(g) agreement.
Deportations leave many U.S.-citizen children with unauthorized parents in foster care, “often for no other reason than the undocumented status of a parent,” at a cost of nearly $26,000 per year for each child.
Deportations “create a large number of single mothers struggling to make ends meet” after the deportations of their husbands.
“Children and their parents live in constant fear of separation” because they know deportations are occurring and fear that they could be next.
“Because of fears of deportation, children routinely conflate the police with immigration officials…These children—who are U.S. citizens—grow up afraid of the police.”
Cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, and crime are often under reported in the immigrant community. This leaves family with no support for the trauma they are experiencing and no chance for justice.
Studies have shown that the threat of deportation causes severe stress and anxiety among children with undocumented parents or siblings. A 2013 report by Human Impact Partners found that nearly 75% of undocumented parents reported that their children had experienced symptoms of PTSD.
In her research, Scott said many of the children reported having a sleeping disorder, such as night terrors or insomnia, or stress-related health problems. She said there are many ways the children display their stress: some develop a strong fear of law enforcement, some act out in school, and others become withdrawn from family and friends.
In addition to disruptions in their lives and separations from parents, citizen-children and their undocumented siblings frequently live in poverty, suffer discrimination, watch and experience their parents’ own emotional distress, and have poor physical and mental health (American Psychological Association, 2012).
Parents suffer economic hardships that limit their capacity to pay for adequate housing, and often rely on overcrowded households and frequent moves (Ayón, Gurrola, Salas, Androff& Krysik, 2012).
Regardless of legal status, children of undocumented immigrants more often suffer from food insecurity than children of US citizens (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2014; Kalil & Chen, 2008; Ortega et al., 2009).
Family Preparedness Plans:
https://www.ilrc.org/family-preparedness-plan
You have the right to remain silent. You do not have to answer questions about where you were born, whether you’re a U.S. citizen, or how you entered the country. (Separate rules apply at international borders and airports, and for individuals on certain nonimmigrant visas, including tourists and business travelers.)
If you’re not a U.S. citizen and an immigration agent requests your immigration papers, you must show them. If you’re over 18, carry your immigration documents with you at all times. If you don’t have immigration papers, say you want to remain silent.
Do not lie about your citizenship status or provide fake documents.
Contact your local ACLU for Know Your Rights Cards
Immigration officers may NOT enter your home unless they have a “warrant.” A warrant is a document issued by a court or government agency. There are two types of warrant — one for when they are coming to arrest you, and another for when they have permission from a judge to search your home. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can issue arrest warrants, but only a court can issue a search warrant.
If an officer knocks on your door, do not open it. Ask the officer through the closed door to identify himself. You can say, “Who are you with?” or “What agency are you with?” The officer might say that he is with “Department of Homeland Security” or “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” The officer might name another agency.
No matter what, keep the door closed. Through the closed door, ask the officer if he has a warrant. If he says “yes,” still do not open the door. Ask him to show you the warrant by slipping it under the door.
When examining the warrant, look for your name, your address, and a signature. This can help you decide whether or not the warrant is valid (true).
The warrant will be in English. If you have trouble reading it or understanding it, get someone else in your house to help you read it or translate it, if possible. If the warrant does not look valid, you should return it under the door and say it is incorrect.
If the warrant the officer shows you looks valid, look to see if it was issued by a court or by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
If the valid warrant was issued by a court and authorizes a search of your house, you should let the officer in the house. If the valid warrant looks like it was issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) but not a court, you have the right not to let the officer enter your house. If the warrant authorizes your arrest but not a search of your house, you may want to go outside to meet the officers but not let them in the house. This is especially important if you live with other people who might have immigration problems, because once you allow the officer into your house, he can ask questions of anyone else who is there, too.
If you do talk to the officer (again, outside your house — do not let him in), do not answer any questions. Do not sign any papers. Tell the officer you want to talk to a lawyer before you say anything. Do not provide any kind of identification documents that say what country you are from. Make sure not to carry any false documents with you at any time.
Immigration officers are not allowed to enter your workplace — whether it is a factory, store, high rise, farm, or orchard — without permission from the owner or manager. If an officer does get permission, the officer is free to ask you questions about your immigration status.
You have a right to keep silent. In most states, you don’t even have to tell the agent your name. Although you may want to provide your name only so your family or attorney can locate you.
You also have the right to talk to a lawyer before you answer any questions. You can tell the officer, “I wish to talk to a lawyer,” in response to any question the officer asks you.
You do not need tell the immigration officer where you were born or what your immigration status is.
You do not have to show the officer your papers or any immigration documents. If the officer asks you for your papers, tell the officer, “I wish to talk to a lawyer.”
Tu Casa Latina is dedicated to building a better life for women, men and children who are victims of domestic violence, trafficking, or abuse in northern Nevada. We accomplish this through direct service, education, advocacy, and community involvement.
U Visa application (For abused undocumented women)
VAWA application (For abused undocumented women married to an American citizen or Permanent resident)
T Visa application (For women and child victims of human trafficking)
Immigration form for citizenship
Citizenship classes
Help filling out work applications
Translation of Documents
Community referrals
AB 122: Revises provisions related to the State Board of Examiners awarding compensation to
victims of crime.
AB 142: Establishes provisions concerning children seeking federal status as special
immigrant juveniles.
AB 162: Requires a business that accepts a driver's license as proof of identity to also accept a
permanent resident card for that purpose.
SB 232: Enacts the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights.
