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Immigration Rights

The rights of families facing immigration enforcement, including know-your-rights resources.

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Jan 22, 2026
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5 yr. Old detained by ICE

leaders say a , identified as , was detained by alongside his father in the family driveway after arriving home from school, one of four students in the district taken in recent weeks . School officia...

Jan 28, 2026
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Which U.S. states issue driver’s licenses without requiring proof of lawful presence, and how do those licenses differ from enhanced or Real ID credentials?

A cohort of states and issue to people who cannot or do not show proof of lawful presence; federal rules allow states to continue issuing such “standard” or non‑REAL ID cards while marking compliant c...

Jan 18, 2026
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Do illegals immigrants have legal rights to squat in The United States Of America?

Illegal immigrants do not possess any special, blanket legal right to “squat” in the United States; squatting is unlawful and subject to trespass and eviction, while the narrow doctrine of adverse pos...

Jan 21, 2026

What legal protections and rights do undocumented immigrants retain in U.S. criminal and civil courts?

retain core constitutional protections—most notably due process and many Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment guarantees—but the scope and practical effect of those rights depend on context: criminal court...

Feb 4, 2026

How did the FBI’s Playpen NIT operation work and what legal challenges did it provoke?

The seized the Tor hidden service in February 2015 and, rather than immediately shutting it down, ran the site from an FBI server while deploying a hacking tool the agency called a “Network Investigat...

Feb 3, 2026

How do CBP preclearance locations abroad apply electronic‑device search policies differently from U.S. ports of entry?

’s electronic‑device search regime is governed by the same Directive and legal principles at both ports of entry and at CBP , but the practical consequences and immediate remedies for travelers differ...

Feb 2, 2026

What rights do illegal immigrants have

retain a suite of constitutional and statutory protections — including due process, access to courts, and many civil and labor rights — even as immigration law limits access to benefits and creates a ...

Jan 16, 2026

What should witnesses and passengers do legally and safely during an ICE car stop?

Passengers and witnesses at an ICE car stop should prioritize physical safety, invoke constitutional protections (notably the right to remain silent), avoid consenting to searches, and document the en...

Jan 10, 2026

What rights do civilians and workers have when approached by ICE agents during workplace or street encounters?

Federal immigration encounters are governed by constitutional protections that apply to everyone in the United States, including the right to remain silent and to refuse consensual searches, but those...