False memes
Okay, friends, I need some help.
A friend of mine saw a friend who does not speak Spanish circulating these two memes, trying to be helpful. Here’s the problem - the advice in Spanish DOES NOT MATCH the English AT ALL. In Spanish, the people are advised to invite ICE in, be honest and calm, and to instruct all family members to tell the truth. At the end, they are told their cooperation is appreciated. They are not advised of their rights, to request a warrant. The advice amounts to giving themselves up.
If you look closely at the bottom, you’ll see that the English version is from the ACLU. The Spanish version says “ALCU”.
Be aware of the information you share - it may not be helpful!
THAT SAID, the help I request is this:
I do not speak enough Spanish to translate the above into Spanish. I would like to give her the Spanish translation of this message to add to her post. (And this one.)
Help?
Translation:
If ICE agents come to your door:
Open the door to talk to the agents. Stay calm.
Ask why they’re there and be cooperative.
If they ask to come in, invite them in. Be hospitable.
Answer all questions honestly.
Encourage(?) everybody in the house to answer their questions honestly.
If they ask about family, friends, or coworkers, answer their questions honestly.
If they ask you to sign something, read the document critically before signing.
Your cooperation is appreciated!
ALCU Only be honest
Can you please translate the top text that’s in English into Spanish too, please? I’d like to give it to K to put on Facebook so that people can share a fully useful post with Spanish “this is fake, here’s what people are trying to do” because without an explanation of how the images are different, if a Spanish only speaker sees it then K is just accidentally sharing bad information, if that makes sense?
I appreciate your help so much.
(Also, seriously, whaaaaaaaaat the fuck.)
Traducción al español:
Muchas personas de habla inglesa estuvieron compartiendo estas imágenes, tratando de ayudar. Pero no se dieron cuenta de que la version en inglés y la versión en español son muy distintas. La imagen en inglés da consejos verdaderos mientras que la imagen en español te instruye a cooperar con ICE.
Esto es lo que dice la imagen en inglés, lo que realmente deberías hacer:
SI AGENTES DE ICE ESTÁN EN TU ENTRADA:
-No habrás la puerta, mantente calmado. Tienes derechos.
-Pregunta por qué están ahí, qué quieren. Pide un intérprete si lo necesitas.
-Si piden entrar, pregunta si tienen una orden de registro firmada por un juez*. Si es así, pide verla (que la pasen por una ventana o por abajo de la puerta)
-Si no tienen una orden firmada por un juez*, puedes negarte a dejarlos pasar. Pídeles que dejen cualquier información en tu puerta.
-Si entran por la fuerza, no te resistas. Dile a todos en la residencia que guarden silencio.
-Si te arrestan, guarda silencio y no firmes nada hasta que hables con un abogado.
*Una orden administrativa de ICE (Forma I-200, I-205) no les permite entrar a tu hogar sin consentimiento
ACLU. CONOCE TUS DERECHOS
