Immigrants Know Your Rights on April 10th/ Walkout

From: Angela Valenzuela [mailto:Valenz@mail.utexas.edu]
Sent: Thu 4/6/2006 8:42 PM
To: Angela Valenzuela
Subject: Immigrants Know Your Rights on April 10th/ Walkout and rally scheduled for April 10, 2006 from 11:00 am to 2:00, MLK Statue at UT


Lots of folks are marching nationally on Monday. Here are some helpful tips from NCLR. At UT, a student walkout and rally are being planned for April 10, 2006 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the MLK statue. This event is being sponsored by the University Leadership Initiative and LULAC, and Kappa Delta Chi.
-Angela

Know Your Rights When Taking Action! These are Some Basic Rights and Security
Precautions for April 10th Everyone (documented or undocumented) has the right to advocate peacefully for change. Everyone (documented or undocumented) has the right to maintain silent and not answer questions that a government agent may ask
you.

If a government agent or the police ask you something, including your name, immigration status, or where you were born, you do not need to answer. If they are questioning you, you should ask Am I free to go?

If you have immigration papers showing legal status, U.S. law requires you to carry them and show them upon the request of a government agent. If you do not have these papers and are asked for them, you should ask, Am I free to go?

Do not say anything to a reporter that you don t want anyone to know, such as your last name or immigration status.

There is no guarantee that immigration authorities won t come, or that the police won t approach you, but if everyone remains peaceful, nothing should happen.

If there are counter-protesters, do not get into fights with them so that you will avoid getting arrested.


*****REMEMBER THIS IS A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION*****
¡Conoce Tus Derechos Para La Marcha! Estos Son Derechos
Básicos y Precauciones de Seguridad para el día 10 de Abril
Todos (con papeles o sin papeles) tienen el derecho de abogar
pacíficamente para lograr cambios.

Todos (con papeles o sin papeles) tienen el derecho de quedarse
callados, y no contestar a las preguntas que les haga un agente
gubernamental.

Si un agente gubernamental o la policía le pregunta algo como su
nombre, estado de inmigración, o donde nació, usted tiene el
derecho de no contestar.

Si le continúan preguntando, debe decir, Me puedo ir ya? (En
Ingles, Am I free to go?; Kean ai gou?

No le diga algo a un periodista que no quiere que alguien sepa,
como su apellido o estatus de inmigración.

No se puede garantizar que la migra no venga, o que la policía
no se le acerque, pero sí todos se actúen de manera pacífica,
nada debería pasar.

Si se encuentra con contra-manifestantes, mantenga la paz para
que no le arresten.
.
****RECUERDEN QUE ESTO ES UNA PROTESTA PACÍFICA****

Luis Figueroa
MALDEF
Legislative Staff Attorney
110 Broadway St. 300
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 224-5476
LFigueroa@maldef.org

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