#immigration control

[engineering-a-better-world]

What to do if ICE stops or detains a U.S. citizen

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"What to do immediately if ICE stops or detains a U.S. citizen (Herman Legal Group)

Step 1 — Identify the situation: “Am I free to leave?”

A simple, calm question: “Am I free to leave?”

If the answer is yes, leave quietly.

If the answer is no, the person is being detained.

Step 2 — Say you are a U.S. citizen (then stop talking)

If you are a U.S. citizen, say: “I am a United States citizen.”

Say "I am invoking my right to silence"

Then stop answering questions.

Step 3 — Do not consent to searches

Say: “I do not consent to a search.”

This matters for phones, vehicles, bags, and the home.

Step 4 — Ask for medical care immediately (if needed)

If sick, elderly, disabled, or medication-dependent, say: “I need medical care and my medication now.”

If there is a known condition (diabetes, heart disease, seizures), state it plainly.

Step 5 — Document the encounter (without escalating)

If you can safely do so:

record video

note the agency (ICE, DHS, local police)

write down names and badge numbers

identify witnesses

Recording rights overview:

ACLU — Know Your Rights: Recording Police

Step 6 — Locate the detained person fast

If a family member is taken, immediately gather:

full legal name

date of birth

where the stop occurred

any known facility destination

Step 7 — Preserve proof of citizenship

Gather and save:

U.S. passport (or passport card)

birth certificate

Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship

state ID (supporting, not definitive)"

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[tearsofrefugees]

From borders to workplaces: How Europe is reinventing immigration control

European governments are shifting from border enforcement to workplace restrictions. New research shows Austria, Germany, Ireland, and the U

[starrebels]

SIGNAL BOOST

Just saw ICE at a gas station in Miccosukee, Florida near the Everglades. He looked like he was looking for someone. Please be careful!

[the-funtime-autocrat]

Restricted immigration is not an offensive but purely a defensive action. It is not adopted in criticism of others in the slightest degree, but solely for the purpose of protecting ourselves. We cast no aspersions on any race or creed, but we must remember that every object of our institutions of society and government will fail unless America be kept American.

Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933). 30th President of United States (1923-1929)

[leftpress]

Discussion Question of the Week: Obstructing ICE

In What Ways Can ICE Raids Be Obstructed?

[oupacademic]

The U.S.-Mexico border wasn’t always so closely tied to immigration control. In fact, the border at Otay Mesa, San Diego, the first federally funded border fence, was built by the Bureau of Animal Industry to stop the movement of cattle ticks that had been responsible for a widespread cattle disease in the United States. It wasn’t until the middle of the twentieth century that border fences became a tool to regulate and restrict human migration.

Exploring the U.S.-Mexico border from an environmental perspective, the below collection of articles from Environmental History sheds light on the far-reaching impact of this international boundary.

“Treacherous Terrain: Racial Exclusion and Environmental Control at the U.S.-Mexico Border” by Mary E. Mendoza

“Neighbors by Nature: Rethinking Region, Nation, and Environmental History in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands” by Samuel Truett

“Border Chasm: International Boundary Parks and Mexican Conservation, 1935–1945” by Emily Wakild

Image credit: Algodones sand-dune fence by US Border Patrol. Public domain via Wikipedia.

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