"We Have Rights" - Empowering Immigrant Communities
Campaign provides action points for what to do when ICE is outside your door, is in your home, stops you in your communities, and/or arrests you
The national “We Have Rights” campaign, led by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Brooklyn Defenders Services, is a national immigrant empowerment campaign that will provide critical information to communities threatened by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and engage the broader American public in an urgent conversation about immigrant justice in our country.
The campaign includes animated, instructional videos based on four real-life scenarios: what to do when ICE comes to your door; when ICE is in your home; when ICE stops people in the street; and when ICE arrests someone.
“ICE has a disturbing history of crossing the line and we want immigrants to know that they are protected under the Constitution,” Natalie Montelongo, ACLU’s campaign strategist stated.
The videos are voiced in multiple languages by an all-star cast of influencers and activists, including: Jesse Williams (English), Diane Guerrero (Spanish), Kumail Nanjiani (Urdu), Linda Sarsour (Arabic), Edwidge Danticat (Haitian Creole), Katya Lee (Russian), and Xiren Wang (Mandarin).
Visit the We Have Rights webpage to view the four videos, and pass on this information to people in your communities that need it. Additionally, you can use resources provided by the campaign to create an emergency plan. An immigrant emergency plan should include vital contact information, important documents secured in a safe place, designated meeting points, and strategies for communicating with authorities and support networks in case of an emergency, while considering potential sensitivities related to immigration status. Immigrant families will want to ensure there's a plan in place for matters like childcare, financial commitments, and records safekeeping.
