Red Cards: Know Your Rights
If you are approached by immigration officers, you have rights no matter what your immigration status is.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center has put together “Red Cards”, also known as “Know Your Rights” cards, with information on how to protect your rights when encountering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
They advise:
English
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their legal rights in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home.
The artwork for printing your own cards is available at the bottom of this section. These are formatted as standard 3.5” by 2” business cards. Any print or copy shop should be able to work from these files.
Translated versions are available in multiple languages and are designed to help individuals translate their rights with immigration officers. We strongly recommend printing these with rounded corners and a coated finish for durability. You can also print them on your own personal printer.
Español
Todas las personas en los Estados Unidos – sin importar su estatus migratorio – tienen derechos y protecciones bajo la constitución del país. Nuestras Tarjetas Rojas ayudan a los inmigrantes ejercer esos derechos y protegerse en muchas situaciones, como cuando agentes de inmigración visitan nuestras viviendas.
Los archivos para imprimir sus propias tarjetas están disponible en la parte inferior de esta página. Estas tienen el formato estándar de tarjetas de presentación de 3.5″ x 2″ (ideal para billetera). Cualquier imprenta o negocio para sacar copias debería poder trabajar con estos archivos sin problema.
Las versiones traducidas están diseñadas para ayudar a los inmigrantes monolingües a traducir sus derechos ante los funcionarios de inmigración. Recomendamos imprimirlas con esquinas redondeadas y un acabado recubierto para mayor durabilidad. También puede imprimirlas en su propia impresora personal.
Red cards are also available in these languages:
Amharic | Arabic | Chinese | Farsi | French | Haitian Creole | Hmong | Khmer | Korean | Pashto | Portuguese | Punjabi | Russian | Tagalog | Tigrinya | Ukrainian | Vietnamese
For instructions on how to use your red card, please see this flyer from Immigrant Legal Resource Center in multiple languages.
Need another language?
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) has created “mini-cards”, a similar idea to red cards, covering basic rights when encountering immigration officials in the following languages:
Amharic | Arabic | Bengali | Burmese | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Dar/Farsi | English | French | Gujarati | Hindi | Karen | Khmer | Kinyarwanda (Congolese) | Korean | Nepali | Pashto | Punjabi | Somali | Spanish | Swahili | Urdu | Vietnamese