{"id":8791,"date":"2017-01-20T08:51:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T13:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=8791"},"modified":"2017-01-26T06:55:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T11:55:13","slug":"usa-immigrants-prepped-for-raids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=8791","title":{"rendered":"USA: Immigrants Prepped For Raids"},"content":{"rendered":"
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…. HUMAN RIGHTS ….<\/p>\n

An article by Michelle Liu from the New Haven Independent<\/a> (Connecticut)<\/p>\n

A half-dozen immigration officers enter a factory and demand identification. The workers inside look up from their sewing machines in horror. What would you do? What can you do?<\/p>\n

This was the first scenario posed to a crowd of 50 at a \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d workshop hosted by Junta for Progressive Action Saturday morning, one of many workshops and rallies held across the country on a National Immigrant Day of Action<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The workshop, conducted mostly in Spanish at Fair Haven School, guided audience members through their constitutional rights in the face of immigration officials. It is the first in a series of workshops regarding immigration and deportation that the organization is holding in light of the presidential election.<\/p>\n

With President-Elect Donald Trump set to begin his term in less than a week, New Haven\u2019s immigrant community is gearing up for what advocates expect to be a tough four years ahead. In spite of the city\u2019s \u201csanctuary\u201d status, established protocol by local police not to assist in immigration raids and municipal identification cards, many worry about the reach of the federal government. Some who spoke reminded others of the .<\/p>\n

So when the president-elect has <\/a>talked candidly of deporting millions<\/a>, preparing for ICE to come knocking on your door doesn\u2019t seem unreasonable.<\/p>\n

Junta\u2019s Ana Maria Rivera-Forastieri and Mary Elizabeth Smith led a discussion through a video <\/a> of various scenarios in which undocumented immigrants face police pressure: ICE officials knocking at your doorstep; getting pulled over by a cop; a raid at the aforementioned workshop.<\/p>\n

The rights outlined are simple on paper: If cops show up at your home, don\u2019t just open the door. Ask if they have a warrant, and make sure the warrant has 1) your name, spelled correctly and 2) the signature of a federal judge. Otherwise, don\u2019t let them in.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re pulled over, the only piece of information you have to give is your name. You don\u2019t have to answer any other questions. And don\u2019t carry fake papers \u2014\u00a0 or your passport \u2014\u00a0 on your body.<\/p>\n

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The post-election fightback for human rights, is it gathering force in the USA?<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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While some attendees asked questions, others in the seats shared their own memories of close run-ins with immigration officials.<\/p>\n

Fatima Rojas, the event\u2019s translator, offered her own take culled from experience (though not the advice a lawyer would give you, she acknowledged): Don\u2019t open the door, period. Even if the warrant is right.<\/p>\n

Of course, in the moment, you might get nervous. You might forget your rights.<\/p>\n

Smith flashed a small red, laminated card to the audience. On one side, the card reminds the holder of her rights; on the other are a set of statements to be presented to a police officer which exercises the holder\u2019s Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights (see above). Everyone received a card.<\/p>\n

Some of the workshop\u2019s youngest teachers were in fact students themselves: seven Fair Haven 6th graders taught by David Weinreb, whose bilingual class consists of kids who\u2019ve moved to the U.S. in the last three years.<\/p>\n

The budding thespians played out three confrontational scenarios they themselves had written and staged, set in a car, a workplace and a courtroom. (Watch one above.)<\/p>\n

In what Rivera-Forastieri referred to as the Theatre of the Oppressed<\/a>, the students were acting out situations that could feasibly happen to them and their families. That is to say, they were working through the reality they live in. They\u2019ve built up the skits through a nonfiction unit in class, learning about immigration law and visiting city hall.<\/p>\n

Stacy Salazar, who played a lawyer in the courtroom skit, said through a translator that although she felt a little nervous, she was excited to be up on stage. Through her class, she\u2019s learned that in the face of immigration officials, it\u2019s important to remain calm and learn your rights \u2014 and she\u2019s inspired to become a lawyer in real life, too.<\/p>\n

These are lessons students bring home and share with their parents. \u201cParents listen to their kids,\u201d Rivera-Forastieri said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one piece of the puzzle,\u201d Weinreb said of the skits. \u201cMy students are working on all fronts \u2026 to be able to include them in adult conversations [and] have them be voices of expertise is extremely powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n

A second workshop, to be held on Feb. 4, will delve deeper into the logistical concerns of those who might be facing deportation \u2014 such as finding a lawyer and figuring out what to do with property or family in which the children are U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

…. HUMAN RIGHTS …. An article by Michelle Liu from the New Haven Independent (Connecticut) A half-dozen immigration officers enter a factory and demand identification. The workers inside look up from their sewing machines in horror. What would you do? What can you do? This was the first scenario posed to a crowd of 50 … Continue reading USA: Immigrants Prepped For Raids<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,91],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-8791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-human-rights","category-north-america","tag-north-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}