As President Trump brings his immigration raids to Minnesota, specifically targeting the Somali community, in what the Department of Homeland Security is calling Operation Metro Surge, Congresswomen Betty McCollum and Ilhan Omar have published “Know Your Rights” guides on their official congressional pages to help constituents affected know their rights, and how to exercise them.
Mshale is republishing the information as a public service.
If you are approached by ICE agents or police:
- You do NOT have to reveal your immigration status and have the right to remain silent.
If ICE agents come to your home:
- You do NOT have to open the door.
- Ask to see a search warrant through the window or for it to be slipped under the door. It must be signed by a judge and have your name on it.
- A deportation warrant is NOT the same as a search warrant and does NOT authorize ICE agents to enter your home without permission.
- You have the right to refuse ICE permission to enter your home if agents do not present a valid warrant.
- If ICE agents enter without a valid warrant, ask for the agents’ names and badge numbers.
If you are arrested or detained:
- You have the right to speak to a lawyer immediately.
- You or your family can call your congress member to help connect you to legal services.
- You have the right to remain silent and refuse to sign any documents without advice from an attorney.
If you are mistreated:
- You have the right to file a complaint.
- Take down important information: number of agents, names, badge numbers, locations, date, time, and other important details.
Keep in mind:
- You don’t have to reveal your immigration status, including to law enforcement and security officers.
- Do not show false documents and do not lie to an immigration agent.
- Do not carry false identification.
- Do not carry papers from another country, such as a foreign passport or consular ID.
- Don’t say where you were born or how you entered the United States.
Here are some Minnesota organizations that Mshale is aware of that offer legal help to those targeted for removal by ICE:
- Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.
- Volunteer Lawyers Network.
- Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services.
- Advocates for Human Rights (For assistance with asylum, unaccompanied children, immigration detention and victims of huma trafficking).
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