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This page contains links to community education materials developed by NILC, the
California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), and other agencies addressing issues of concern to low-income immigrants.
(CIPC's former name was California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative, or
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Know-Your-Rights Alerts & Information |
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WHEN ENCOUNTERING LAW ENFORCEMENT (GENERAL) |
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Know Your Rights When Encountering
Law Enforcement (ACLU, 9/08). Booklet describes a
person's rights when stopped, questioned, arrested, or searched in the
U.S. For citizens and noncitizens. Contains extra
information regarding noncitizens' rights and about peoples' rights at
airports and other points of entry into the U.S. Available in
English as well as in Arabic, Farsi, French, Spanish, and Urdu. |
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The U.S. Supreme
Court has upheld a Nevada law that requires individuals to identify
themselves to police when asked (6/30/04) (HTML |
PDF) |
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IMMIGRATION RAIDS |
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How to Be Prepared for an
Immigration Raid (NILC, 3/07) (PDF)
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Community Raid Preparedness
Checklist: Lessons Learned from New Bedford, MA, and
Marshalltown, IA (FIRM, 4/07) |
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brochure: Rights during immigration raids
(illustrated; produced by Detention Watch Network, National Immigration
Project of the National Lawyers Guild, and CASA of Maryland) (PDF, 4/07)
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Community Resource Kit:
Information on ICE Enforcement, Detention, and Deportation
(on the website of the National Immigration Project; contains the
following resource: "From Raids to Deportation: A Community Resource
Kit") (4/07) |
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OTHER IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT |
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"Know your rights"
(immigrants' rights) with respect to immigration enforcement
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Rights Card / Tarjeta de
Derechos (Rights to remain silent and to speak with an
attorney) (3/07, PDF) (Bilingual
English & Spanish -- fold in half)
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IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT:
Know Your Rights at Home and at Work (revised
5/08, PDF)
(English
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Spanish)
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IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT:
Know Your Rights in California (7/1/04, PDF)
(English
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Spanish |
Chinese)
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IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT:
Know Your Patients' and Your Rights (7/1/04, PDF)
(English
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Spanish |
Chinese)
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What to Do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration (PDF)
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(English
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Spanish)
- Issued 7/04 (not yet updated): (Chinese |
Korean*)
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Know Your Rights if You
Have Been Arrested or Detained by the U.S. Government
(available from
CASA of Maryland)
(English
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Spanish)
*You may be prompted to download the Korean-language fonts
for this file when you click on the link.
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Know your rights video,
produced by
CHIRLA (4/07) |
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Questions and Answers about the
Vietnamese Repatriation Agreement (Community Advisory
from the Asian Law Caucus and the Vietnamese American Bar Association of
Northern California) (2/08) |
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PARTICIPATING IN DEMONSTRATIONS |
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"Know your rights" (immigrant workers'
rights) with respect to participating in demonstrations and protests
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Disaster Assistance |
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Immigrant Eligibility for Disaster
Assistance, fact sheet prepared by NILC, National Council of
La Raza, and the American Red Cross. (PDF)
(6/07)
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Benefits for
Immigrants in California |
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Benefits for Immigrant Victims of
Trafficking, Domestic Violence and Other Serious Crimes in California
(California Immigrant Policy Center) (PDF). California SB 1569
provides state and local benefits to immigrant survivors of human
trafficking, domestic violence and other serious crimes under the same
rules that apply to refugees. Read here about the benefits they
may receive and what they need to show in order to obtain them. (4/08) |
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Major
Benefit Programs Available to Immigrants in California (PDF) (1/10) |
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Immigrants Are Not Affected by the
New Medi-Cal Law: New Federal Medicaid Document Requirement for U.S.
Citizens Does Not Change the Rules for Noncitizens (PDF)
(6/22/06) |
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Dental Services Now Available to All
Pregnant Medi-Cal Recipients! (PDF) (1/06)
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Immigrant Eligibility for Food
Stamps in California (PDF) (1/06) |
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State
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) (PDF) (4/05) |
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Immigrants and the CHDP Gateway:
Free Health Services for Children! (PDF) (11/18/03) |
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Immigrants
and Domestic Violence: Getting CalWORKs and Other Public Benefits
(5/7/01) |
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Affidavits of
Support |
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Sponsored Immigrants
and Benefits
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Public
Charge |
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MATERIALS
BY NILC & CIPC (PUBLIC CHARGE) |
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"Federal Guidance on
Public Charge: When Is It Safe to Use Public Benefits?"
By NILC and California Immigrant Policy Center
(6-page Q & A pamphlet for advocates and service providers)
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"Will Using Benefits
Hurt My Chances of Getting a Green Card or Becoming a U.S. Citizen?"
By the Asian Pacific American Legal Center for the California
Immigrant Policy Center and a consortium of national groups
(2-page flyer for client outreach)
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GOVERNMENT AGENCY MATERIALS (PUBLIC CHARGE) |
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U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services:
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