Do you know your rights in the USA? If you are an immigrant, you have civil rights, human rights, and legal rights. You have these rights even if you are undocumented or in detention. Learn about your rights.

Immigrant rights for asylum seekers
Know Your Rights Manuals for Detained Immigrants
Arabic, English, Spanish, Somali, Urdu, Mandarin, French, Hindi, and Punjabi languages. Manuals for LGBTQ immigrants, adults, and unaccompanied children.
Know Your Rights LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
The National Immigrant Justice Center is available to provide legal counsel and provide legal referrals. You can contact the National Immigrant Justice Center at its toll free number: (312) 263-0901. This document is for people who are afraid to return to their home countries because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) and/or due to their HIV status. You may have a defense against deportation if you fear you will be harmed or tortured if you are deported to your home country.
You can also read the document in Spanish, French, or Arabic.
“We have rights” – videos from ACLU
You can see all the videos in Spanish, Urdu, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Russian and Mandarin on the ACLU website.
Living in the USA – know your immigrant rights
Red Cards
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s Red Cards were created to help people assert their rights and defend themselves against constitutional violations. They help people know their rights an immigrant (whether here legally or not) or even a citizen may exercise if confronted.
Know your rights – ACLU
Do you know your rights? These easy-to-use resources about different situations were created by the ACLU so you can have your rights at your fingertips.
ICivics
ICivics is a website where children and adults can play video games to learn about rights and laws in the USA. Some of the games can also be played in Spanish.
Immigrant rights with ICE

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The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) made information to protect you from fraud. You can read and download the information in English. Or you can read and download the information in Spanish.
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