Know Your Rights: Video Series for Interacting with Immigration Agents

These videos are based on true stories to provide real-life action points for what to do when ICE is outside our doors, is in our homes, stops us in our communities, and/or arrests us. They were created in partnership with Brooklyn Defender Services.

Know Your Rights: 100 Mile Border Zone

The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects people from random and arbitrary stops and searches. Although the federal government claims the power to conduct certain kinds of warrantless stops within 100 miles of the U.S. border, important Fourth Amendment protections still apply. This helps you understand your rights within the 100-mile border zone.​

Know Your Rights: Talking to People About Their Rights

You have the right to share truthful, lawfully obtained information about law enforcement and tell people about their legal rights—even if they’re in trouble. You can also advocate for changes to laws without fear, as long as you’re not directly inciting or aiding and abetting illegal activity. Understanding these protections can help you navigate conversations about our constitutional rights with confidence.

Know Your Rights: Protests

The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest.

However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exercise of speech rights. Make sure you’re prepared by brushing up on your rights before heading out into the streets.

Know Your Rights: Student Walkouts and Protest at School

If you’re a public school student, you don’t check your constitutional rights at the schoolhouse doors. But whether schools can punish you for speaking out depends on when, where, and how you decide to express yourself.