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International Student Services
Know Your Rights: What To Do If You’re Stopped By The Police,The FBI, or Immigration Services This information has been prepared by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to help you understand some of your rights if you are questioned by government agents. You should be careful in the way you speak when approached by the police, FBI, or Immigration Services. If you give answers, they can be used against you in a criminal, immigration, or civil case. Talk to a lawyer to know your rights. The laws about the government’s right to question you are hard to understand. After the September 11 attack, new laws give federal officers new powers to question, arrest, and detain. More laws and court cases to challenge them are likely. So, it is important to talk to a lawyer to know your rights. If you think you might be stopped or questioned, you should carry with you the name and telephone number of a lawyer who will take your calls. Non-citizens have special legal needs that we also tell you about here. Additional Resources American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU) American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Asian
American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) National
Lawyers Guild National Immigration
Project U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights (UCCR) |
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