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Page 1: Sensitive Lo cations Toolkitccirkc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Safe-Spaces... · oolkit esentation, sensitive , places of worship, and public demonstrations such as marches, rallies

El Centro de la Raza

Sensitive LocationsToolkit

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

Tabl

e of

Con

tent

s

01 |

Pres

enta

tion

Gen

eral

FAQ

s on

Sen

sitiv

e Lo

catio

ns

FAQ

s Sch

ools

hav

e on

Sen

sitiv

e Lo

catio

ns

FAQ

s Hea

lth C

ente

rs h

ave

on S

ensi

tive

Loca

tions

FAQ

s Pla

ces

of W

orsh

ip h

ave

on S

ensi

tive

Loca

tions

FAQ

s Non

profi

ts h

ave

on S

ensi

tive

Loca

tions

Glo

ssar

y

Righ

t to

Rem

ain

Sile

nt C

ards

03 05 23 27 29 33 36 38

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

Pres

enta

tion

The

polic

y, w

hich

rem

ains

in fu

ll fo

rce

and

effe

ct, r

estri

cts

enfo

rcem

ent a

ctio

ns, s

uch

as a

rrest

s,

inte

rvie

ws a

nd s

urve

illanc

e fo

r pur

pose

s of

imm

igra

tion

enfo

rcem

ent i

n pl

aces

reco

gnize

d as

sen

sitive

lo

catio

ns. T

he s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns c

over

ed b

y th

e po

licy

inclu

de, b

ut a

re n

ot lim

ited

to: s

choo

ls, h

ospi

tals,

pl

aces

of w

orsh

ip, a

nd p

ublic

dem

onst

ratio

ns s

uch

as m

arch

es, r

allie

s or

par

ades

.

In e

ffort

to p

rote

ct o

ur v

isito

rs a

nd th

e po

pula

tion

we s

erve

, in

Febr

uary

201

7 as

a s

choo

l, El

Cen

tro

de la

Raz

a de

clare

d its

elf a

sen

sitive

loca

tion

and

adop

ted

and

impl

emen

ted

inte

rnal

pro

cedu

res

that

al

low

us to

reac

t pro

mpt

ly an

d ef

fect

ively

in th

e ev

ent o

f a v

isit b

y im

mig

ratio

n ag

ents

to o

ur p

rem

ises.

In

add

ition,

in re

cogn

ition

of th

e po

tent

ial a

nd c

apab

ility

of s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns to

pro

tect

and

ens

ure

the

right

s of

imm

igra

nt p

opul

atio

ns, E

l Cen

tro d

e la

Raz

a ha

s be

en e

ncou

ragi

ng o

ther

ent

ities

and

or

gani

zatio

ns to

reco

gnize

and

des

igna

te th

emse

lves

as s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns a

nd a

dopt

mea

sure

s th

at

will c

ontri

bute

to p

rote

ctin

g th

e im

mig

rant

pop

ulat

ion

they

ser

ve.

In th

e fra

mew

ork

of th

ese

effo

rts, E

l Cen

tro d

e la

Raz

a is

pro

vidi

ng p

oten

tial s

ensi

tive

loca

tions

with

re

leva

nt in

form

atio

n on

how

to ta

ke a

dvan

tage

of t

his

stat

us to

pro

vide

the

imm

igra

nt p

opul

atio

n wi

th

supp

ort a

nd p

rote

ctio

n. W

ith th

is ob

ject

ive in

min

d, E

l Cen

tro d

e la

Raz

a ha

s cr

eate

d a

set o

f res

ourc

es

that

hel

p an

d gu

ide

pote

ntia

l sen

sitive

loca

tions

bet

ter s

erve

thei

r com

mun

ities.

The

se re

sour

ces

inclu

de

the

crea

tion

of a

com

mon

logo

to id

entif

y se

nsiti

ve lo

catio

ns in

Kin

g Co

unty

and

the

grea

ter S

eattl

e ar

ea, i

nfor

mat

ion

sess

ions

, tec

hnica

l ass

istan

ce o

n via

ble

and

effe

ctive

mea

sure

s to

pro

tect

vul

nera

ble

imm

igra

nt p

opul

atio

ns, a

nd th

is to

olki

t. Th

is to

olki

t will

aim

to a

nswe

r all

rele

vant

que

stio

ns th

at m

ay

aris

e fo

r pot

entia

l sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns.

On

Oct

ober

201

1, Im

mig

ratio

n an

d Cu

stom

s En

forc

emen

t (IC

E) is

sued

an

adm

inist

rativ

e m

emor

andu

m e

ntitle

d “E

nfor

cem

ent A

ctio

ns a

t or F

ocus

ed o

n

Sens

itive

Loc

atio

ns,”

whi

ch s

et fo

rth th

e ag

ency

’s po

licy

rega

rdin

g en

forc

emen

t ac

tions

in p

lace

s th

at a

re re

cogn

ized

as s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns.

03 |

Sinc

e th

e la

st p

resid

entia

l ele

ctio

n, im

mig

rant

com

mun

ities

have

bee

n un

fairl

y sc

apeg

oate

d an

d ta

rget

ed

caus

ing

an in

crea

se in

anx

iety,

fear

and

unc

erta

inty

am

ong

thos

e wh

o on

ly wi

shed

to c

ome

to th

e Un

ited

Stat

es to

cre

ate

a be

tter l

ife fo

r the

mse

lves

and

thei

r fam

ilies.

Sen

sitive

loca

tions

hav

e th

e po

tent

ial t

o pr

ovid

e a

safe

, frie

ndly,

and

wel

com

ing

envir

onm

ent,

and

if wi

dely

impl

emen

ted

it wo

uld

be a

stro

ng

politi

cal s

tate

men

t tha

t will

coun

terb

alan

ce th

e ar

bitra

ry a

nd d

iscrim

inat

ory p

olici

es a

nd m

easu

res i

nten

ded

to b

an a

nd p

reve

nt im

mig

rant

s fro

m liv

ing

a di

gnifie

d an

d m

eani

ngfu

l life

.

This

tool

kit fo

llows

a F

requ

ently

Ask

ed Q

uest

ions

(FAQ

s) m

odel

and

it is

div

ided

into

five

(5) p

arts

.Th

e fir

st o

ne p

rovi

des

gene

ral i

nfor

mat

ion

usef

ul to

all

pote

ntia

l sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns re

gard

less

of t

he

serv

ice th

ey p

rovid

e. T

he fo

llowi

ng s

ectio

ns a

nswe

r the

con

cern

s th

at e

ach

of th

e di

ffere

nt p

oten

tial

sens

itive

loca

tions

may

hav

e re

gard

ing

this

polic

y. Su

bseq

uent

ly, th

e ne

xt s

ectio

ns a

re o

rgan

ized

as

follo

ws:

FAQ

s fo

r sch

ools

, hea

lth-c

are

cent

ers,

pla

ces

of w

orsh

ip, a

nd n

onpr

ofit o

rgan

izat

ions

.

We

hope

that

this

tool

kit w

ill be

use

ful a

nd b

enefi

cial t

o yo

ur in

stitu

tion

and

its b

enefi

ciarie

s. If

ther

e ar

e an

y ad

ditio

nal q

uest

ions

or c

once

rns

or y

our o

rgan

izatio

n re

quire

s fu

rther

ass

istan

ce in

ado

ptin

g an

d im

plem

entin

g an

y of

the

reco

mm

ende

d m

easu

res

for t

he p

rote

ctio

n of

imm

igra

nts

in y

our c

omm

unity

, pl

ease

feel

free

to c

onta

ct E

l Cen

tro d

e la

Raz

a. O

ur s

taff

is av

aila

ble

and

read

y to

ass

ist y

ou.

This

tool

kit w

as p

repa

red

by A

dria

na O

rtiz-

Serra

no,

El C

entro

de

la R

aza’

s Se

nsiti

ve L

ocat

ions

Pro

ject

Co

ordi

nato

r. A

very

spe

cial t

hank

you

goe

s to

Seh

em

Haz

ing

who

sel

fless

ly d

onat

ed s

o m

uch

of h

er ti

me

editi

ng

the

tool

kit. A

big

than

k yo

u go

es to

Gab

riel L

opez

for a

ll hi

s tim

e an

d ex

perti

se c

reat

ing

the

layo

ut.

For i

nfor

mat

ion

on s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns, p

leas

e co

ntac

t EL

CEN

TRO

DE

LA R

AZA:

EM

AIL:

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ntro

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raza

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

Gen

eral

FAQ

s on

Sen

sitiv

e Lo

catio

ns

05 |

Wha

t are

sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns?

Sens

itive

loca

tions

are

pla

ces

wher

e ce

rtain

enf

orce

men

t act

ions

of i

mm

igra

tion

agen

ts, s

uch

as IC

E of

ficer

s, a

re re

stric

ted.

Sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns in

clud

e, b

ut a

re n

ot li

mite

d to

: sch

ools

, hos

pita

ls, p

lace

s of

wo

rshi

p, a

nd p

ublic

dem

onst

ratio

ns. T

hese

loca

tions

are

reco

gnize

d as

sen

sitive

to e

nsur

e th

at p

eopl

e,

rega

rdle

ss o

f im

mig

ratio

n st

atus

, hav

e ac

cess

to h

ealth

and

edu

catio

n, c

an e

xerc

ise th

eir f

reed

om to

wo

rshi

p an

d pu

blicl

y co

nven

e wi

thou

t the

fear

or t

hrea

t of i

mm

igra

tion

enfo

rcem

ent.

Wha

t pla

ces

qual

ify a

s se

nsiti

ve lo

catio

ns?

As d

efine

d by

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f Hom

elan

d Se

curit

y (D

HS)

and

ICE,

sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns in

clud

e:

• S

choo

ls, su

ch a

s: lic

ense

d da

ycar

es, p

re-s

choo

ls an

d ot

her l

earn

ing

prog

ram

s, p

rimar

y sch

ools,

se

cond

ary

scho

ols,

pos

t-sec

onda

ry s

choo

ls up

to a

nd in

cludi

ng c

olle

ges

and

unive

rsitie

s, a

nd

othe

r ins

titut

ions

of l

earn

ing

such

as

voca

tiona

l and

trad

e sc

hool

s

• L

ocat

ions

that

pro

vide

scho

last

ic or

edu

catio

nal r

elat

ed a

ctivi

ties

or e

vent

s;

• S

choo

l bus

sto

ps th

at a

re m

arke

d an

d/or

kno

wn

to th

e of

ficer

s du

ring

perio

ds w

hen

child

ren

are

pres

ent a

t the

sto

p;

• M

edica

l tre

atm

ent a

nd h

ealth

car

e fa

cilitie

s, s

uch

as h

ospi

tals,

doc

tor’s

offi

ces,

acc

redi

ted

heal

th

clini

cs, a

nd e

mer

genc

y an

d ur

gent

car

e fa

cilitie

s;

• P

lace

s of

wor

ship

, suc

h as

: chu

rche

s, s

ynag

ogue

s, m

osqu

es, a

nd te

mpl

es;

• R

elig

ious

or c

ivil c

erem

onie

s or

obs

erva

nces

, suc

h as

fune

rals

and

wedd

ings

;

• A

site

dur

ing

the

occu

rrenc

e of

a p

ublic

dem

onst

ratio

n, s

uch

as a

mar

ch, r

ally

or p

arad

e;

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

Gen

eral

FAQ

s on

Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns

Sens

itive

Loc

atio

ns C

over

ed b

y th

e Po

licy

Scho

ols

Plac

es o

f Wor

ship

Publ

ic D

emon

stra

tions

Heal

th C

are

Cent

ers

Fune

rals

Wed

ding

s

Alth

ough

DHS

doe

s no

t list

dom

estic

vio

lenc

e sh

elte

rs/h

ousin

g an

d ra

pe c

risis

cent

ers

as s

ensit

ive

loca

tions

, im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

s ar

e re

quire

d to

use

pro

secu

toria

l dis

cret

ion

whe

n en

coun

terin

g vi

ctim

s of

dom

estic

vio

lenc

e an

d se

xual

ass

ault

and

are

disc

oura

ged

from

mak

ing

arre

sts

at th

ese

loca

tions

an

d th

e fo

llowi

ng a

ssoc

iate

d sit

es:

Supe

rvise

d vis

itatio

n ce

nter

s

Fam

ily ju

stice

cen

ters

A vi

ctim

s’ se

rvic

es o

r vic

tims’

serv

ices

pro

vide

r

Com

mun

ity b

ased

org

aniza

tions

that

focu

s pr

imar

ily o

n, h

ave

expe

rtise

or

wor

k ef

fect

ively

on:

· Dom

estic

vio

lenc

e

· Dat

ing

viole

nce

· Sex

ual a

ssau

lt

· Sta

lking

This

list

is n

ot re

stric

ted

to th

e ab

ove

liste

d lo

catio

ns. A

dditi

onal

ly, im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

s sh

ould

exe

rcise

spe

cial c

are

when

car

ryin

g ou

t enf

orce

men

t ope

ratio

ns in

pla

ces

as

sistin

g ch

ildre

n, p

regn

ant w

omen

, vict

ims

of c

rime

or a

buse

, or i

ndivi

dual

s wi

th

sign

ifica

nt m

enta

l or p

hysi

cal d

isab

ilitie

s.

Whi

ch e

nfor

cem

ent a

ctio

ns s

houl

d no

t occ

ur a

t or b

e fo

cuse

d on

sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns?

Gen

eral

ly, e

nfor

cem

ent a

ctio

ns s

uch

as: a

rrest

s, in

terv

iews

, sea

rche

s; a

nd fo

r pur

pose

s of

imm

igra

tion

enfo

rcem

ent,

surv

eilla

nce

shou

ld n

ot ta

ke p

lace

at s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns.

07 |

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

Are

ther

e an

y ex

cept

ions

whe

n an

enf

orce

men

t act

ion

by im

mig

ratio

n offi

cers

may

oc

cur a

t a s

ensi

tive

loca

tion?

Yes.

Whi

le im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

s sh

ould

not

car

ry o

ut e

nfor

cem

ent a

ctio

ns a

t sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns th

ere

are

som

e ex

cept

ions

. Enf

orce

men

t act

ions

suc

h as

arre

sts,

inte

rvie

ws, s

earc

hes,

and

for p

urpo

ses

of

imm

igra

tion

enfo

rcem

ent,

surv

eilla

nce

may

occ

ur a

t sen

sitive

loca

tions

if:

• T

here

are

exi

gent

circ

umst

ance

s;

• O

ther

law

enf

orce

men

t act

ions

hav

e le

d of

ficer

s to

a s

ensi

tive

loca

tion;

or

• W

ith p

rior a

ppro

val f

rom

an

appr

opria

te s

uper

viso

ry o

ffici

al.

Addi

tiona

lly, t

he s

ensi

tive

loca

tions

pol

icy

does

not

cov

er th

e fo

llow

ing

actio

ns b

y im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

s:

• O

btai

ning

reco

rds,

doc

umen

ts a

nd s

imila

r mat

eria

ls fr

om o

ffici

als

or e

mpl

oyee

s;

• P

rovi

ding

not

ice

to o

ffici

als

or e

mpl

oyee

s, s

ervi

ng s

ubpo

enas

, eng

agin

g in

Stu

dent

and

Exch

ange

Vis

itor P

rogr

am (S

EVP)

com

plia

nce

and

certi

ficat

ion

visi

ts; a

nd

• P

artic

ipat

ing

in o

ffici

al fu

nctio

ns o

r com

mun

ity m

eetin

gs.

Wha

t are

the

exig

ent c

ircum

stan

ces b

y whi

ch e

nfor

cem

ent a

ctio

ns c

an b

e ex

ecut

ed

at se

nsiti

ve lo

catio

ns?

• T

he e

nfor

cem

ent a

ctio

n in

volve

s a n

atio

nal s

ecur

ity o

r ter

roris

m m

atte

r;

• T

here

is a

n im

min

ent r

isk o

f dea

th, v

iole

nce

or p

hysic

al h

arm

to a

ny p

erso

n or

pro

perty

;

• T

he e

nfor

cem

ent a

ctio

n in

volve

s th

e im

med

iate

arre

st o

r pur

suit

of a

dan

gero

us fe

lon,

terro

rist

susp

ect o

r any

oth

er in

divid

ual(s

) tha

t pre

sent

an

imm

inen

t dan

ger t

o pu

blic

safe

ty;

• T

here

is a

n im

min

ent r

isk o

f des

truct

ion

of e

viden

ce m

ater

ial to

an

ongo

ing

crim

inal

case

.

If an

y of

the

abov

e ex

igen

t circ

umst

ance

s is

pres

ent,

prio

r app

rova

l by

an

appr

opria

te s

uper

viso

ry o

ffici

al is

not

requ

ired.

Gen

eral

FAQ

s on

Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns

Whe

n pr

ocee

ding

with

an

enfo

rcem

ent a

ctio

n un

der e

xige

nt c

ircum

stan

ces,

offi

cers

and

age

nts

mus

t co

nduc

t the

mse

lves

as

disc

reet

ly a

s po

ssib

le in

a m

anne

r con

sist

ent w

ith o

ffice

r and

pub

lic s

afet

y an

d m

ake

ever

y ef

fort

to lim

it th

e tim

e at

or f

ocus

ed o

n th

e se

nsitiv

e lo

catio

n.

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

11 |

Gen

eral

FAQ

s on

Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns

Sens

itive

Loca

tions

Enfo

rcem

ent a

ctio

ns th

at s

houl

d

not o

ccur

or b

e fo

cuse

d on

sen

sitive

lo

catio

ns

Allo

wed

actio

ns b

y im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

s at

sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns

- Arre

sts;

- Int

ervie

ws;

- Sea

rche

s;- S

urve

illanc

e (fo

r pur

pose

s o

f im

mig

ratio

n en

forc

emen

t)

Oth

er la

w en

forc

emen

t act

ions

ha

ve le

d of

ficer

s to

a s

ensi

tive

loca

tion

With

prio

r app

rova

l fro

m a

n ap

prop

riate

sup

ervi

sory

offi

cial

.

- Obt

aini

ng re

cord

s, d

ocum

ents

and

sim

ilar m

ater

ials

from

offi

cial

s or

em

ploy

ees;

- Pro

vidi

ng n

otic

e to

offi

cial

s or

em

ploy

ees,

ser

ving

sub

poen

as, e

ngag

ing

in

Stu

dent

and

Exc

hang

e Vi

sito

r Pro

gram

(SEV

P) c

ompl

ianc

e an

d ce

rtific

atio

n v

isits

; and

- Par

ticip

atin

g in

offi

cial

func

tions

or c

omm

unity

mee

tings

.

Ther

e ar

e ex

igen

t circ

umst

ance

s

The

enfo

rcem

ent a

ctio

n in

volve

s a

natio

nal s

ecur

ity o

r ter

roris

m m

atte

r;

Ther

e is

an im

min

ent r

isk o

f dea

th,

viole

nce

or p

hysic

al h

arm

to a

ny

pers

on o

r pro

perty

;

The

enfo

rcem

ent a

ctio

n in

volve

s th

e im

me-

diat

e ar

rest

or p

ursu

it of

a d

ange

rous

felo

n,

terro

rist s

uspe

ct o

r any

oth

er in

divid

ual(s

) tha

t pr

esen

t an

imm

inen

t dan

ger t

o pu

blic

safe

ty

With

prio

r app

rova

l fro

m a

n ap

prop

riate

sup

ervi

sory

offi

cial

.

Exce

ptio

ns

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

Do im

mig

ratio

n offi

cers

requ

ire a

war

rant

to e

nter

a s

ensi

tive

loca

tion?

Gen

eral

ly, a

war

rant

will

be re

quire

d to

ent

er a

sen

sitive

loca

tion

depe

ndin

g on

how

priv

ate

the

area

im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

s w

ish

to e

nter

is w

ithin

the

sens

itive

loca

tion.

The

priv

acy

of a

n ar

ea in

a s

ensi

tive

loca

tion

woul

d de

pend

on

the

reas

onab

le e

xpec

tatio

n of

priv

acy

user

s ha

ve o

f tha

t spa

ce. S

ome

fact

ors

that

are

rele

vant

to w

heth

er th

ere

is a

reas

onab

le e

xpec

tatio

n of

priv

acy

inclu

de:

• T

he n

umbe

r of p

eopl

e in

the

spac

e;

• W

ho h

as a

cces

s to

cer

tain

are

as o

f the

sen

sitive

loca

tion;

• H

ow m

any

peop

le h

ave

acce

ss to

the

spac

e in

a g

iven

time;

• W

heth

er th

ere

are

signs

des

igna

ting

spac

es o

r roo

ms

as p

rivat

e sp

aces

;

• W

heth

er th

ere

is a

secu

rity

guar

d pr

esen

t at t

he e

ntra

nce.

Sens

itive

loca

tions

can

pre

vent

imm

igra

tion

offic

ials

from

ent

erin

g pr

ivat

e sp

aces

if th

ey d

on’t

have

a

warra

nt. T

he w

arra

nt to

ent

er m

ust b

e a

“true

war

rant

” or “

judi

cial w

arra

nt,”

which

is s

igne

d an

d iss

ued

by a

judg

e. Im

mig

ratio

n of

ficia

ls a

re n

ot a

llow

ed to

use

an

adm

inis

trativ

e w

arra

nt to

ent

er a

ny p

rivat

e sp

aces

, inc

ludi

ng th

ose

in s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns.

For

thes

e re

ason

s, it

is s

trong

ly r

ecom

men

ded

that

sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns p

roce

ed to

iden

tify

and

dist

ingu

ish th

eir p

rivat

e sp

aces

from

thei

r pub

lic o

nes.

Thi

s ca

n be

don

e by

pla

cing

signs

that

iden

tify

priva

te a

reas

, or b

y pl

acin

g se

curit

y gu

ards

task

ed w

ith s

igni

ng in

visi

tors

at m

ain

entra

nces

, the

refo

re

cont

rollin

g ac

cess

to p

rivat

e ar

eas.

It is

reco

mm

ende

d th

at s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns s

eek

lega

l adv

ice w

hen

they

opt

to d

istin

guish

pub

lic a

nd

priva

te s

pace

s. If

suc

h di

stin

ctio

ns a

re im

plem

ente

d to

lim

it im

mig

ratio

n en

forc

emen

t act

ivitie

s, th

e in

stitu

tion

shou

ld b

e aw

are

that

ther

e is

no g

uara

ntee

that

imm

igra

tion

offic

ials

will r

espe

ct a

nd o

bser

ve

such

dist

inct

ions

.

Gen

eral

FAQ

s on

Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns

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entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

This

is a

pict

ure

of a

judi

cial w

arra

nt.

A ju

dici

al w

arra

nt is

an

offic

ial c

ourt

docu

men

t, us

ually

with

the

desi

gnat

ion

of a

spe

cific

cou

rt,

and

it is

signe

d by

a ju

dge.

Thi

s m

eans

that

ther

e ha

s be

en d

ue p

roce

ss b

acke

d by

pro

babl

e ca

use.

The

se w

arra

nts

pass

con

stitu

tiona

l mus

ter.

Gen

eral

FAQ

s on

Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns

This

is a

pict

ure

of a

n ad

min

istra

tive

warra

nt.

An a

dmin

istra

tive

warra

nt is

sim

ply

a do

cum

ent s

igne

d by

an

ICE

agen

t, st

atin

g th

at a

per

son

is be

ing

desig

nate

d fo

r pos

sible

arre

st a

nd p

ossib

le d

epor

tatio

n pr

ocee

ding

s. A

n ad

min

istra

tive

warra

nt is

not

sig

ned

by a

judg

e, n

or d

oes

it pa

ss c

onst

itutio

nal m

uste

r.

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entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

17 |

Gen

eral

FAQ

s on

Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns

Coul

d a

sens

itive

loca

tion

be a

ccus

ed o

f bre

akin

g th

e la

w if

it re

stric

ts im

mig

ratio

n offi

cers

acc

ess

to it

s bu

ildin

g?

A se

nsiti

ve lo

catio

n is

not

vio

latin

g fe

dera

l law

whe

n it

deni

es im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

s ac

cess

to it

s bu

ildin

g pr

ivate

are

as in

abs

ence

of a

judi

cial w

arra

nt.

Is th

e se

nsiti

ve lo

catio

ns p

olic

y st

ill in

effe

ct?

Yes.

The

sen

sitive

loca

tions

pol

icy re

mai

ns in

effe

ct. H

owev

er, i

t is

impo

rtant

to n

ote

that

the

polic

y is

an IC

E di

rect

ive c

omm

unica

tion,

and

as

such

, it i

s no

t leg

ally

bind

ing.

The

refo

re, i

t cou

ld b

e wi

thdr

awn

or m

odifi

ed b

y th

e ad

min

istra

tion

with

out c

ongr

essi

onal

app

rova

l.

Desp

ite th

ese

limita

tions

, whi

le in

effe

ct, t

he s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns p

olicy

is a

hel

pful

tool

in th

e pr

otec

tion

of th

e im

mig

rant

pop

ulat

ion

and

the

effe

ctive

real

izatio

n of

thei

r mos

t fun

dam

enta

l rig

hts.

How

can

sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns b

e id

entifi

ed b

y th

e co

mm

unity

and

imm

igra

nt p

eopl

e?

In F

ebru

ary

2017

as

a sc

hool

, El C

entro

de

la R

aza

decla

red

itsel

f a s

ensit

ive lo

catio

n. In

ord

er to

info

rm

its b

enefi

ciar

ies

and

visi

tors

its

stat

us a

s a

sens

itive

loca

tion,

El C

entro

the

la R

aza

plac

ed a

ban

ner o

n its

fron

t doo

rs, b

oth

in E

nglis

h an

d in

Spa

nish

.

It is

reco

mm

ende

d th

at s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns, i

nclu

ding

sch

ools

and

all o

ther

edu

catio

n in

stitu

tions

, he

alth

care

cen

ters

, pla

ces

of w

orsh

ip a

nd o

rgan

izatio

ns th

at p

rovid

e an

y of

thes

e se

rvice

s,

iden

tify

them

selve

s as

suc

h an

d in

form

the

com

mun

ity th

roug

h di

ffere

nt m

eans

abo

ut th

eir

reco

gnitio

n as

sen

sitive

loca

tions

. Thi

s m

ay in

clude

pla

cing

signs

in la

ngua

ges

othe

r tha

n En

glish

at t

he e

ntra

nces

of t

heir

facil

ities,

cre

atin

g sp

ecia

l ann

ounc

emen

ts o

n th

eir w

eb p

ages

, e-

mai

l bul

letin

s, a

nd in

form

ing

the

publ

ic at

com

mun

ity e

vent

s.

This

is in

tend

ed to

info

rm th

e co

mm

unity

it s

erve

s th

at E

l Cen

tro d

e la

Raz

a is

a we

lcom

ing,

frie

ndly

and

safe

spa

ce fo

r im

mig

rant

s, re

gard

less

of t

heir

imm

igra

tion

stat

us. E

l Cen

tro d

e la

Raz

a al

so w

ante

d to

no

tify

imm

igra

tion

agen

ts a

nd th

eir a

genc

ies

that

they

sta

nd fo

r im

mig

rant

righ

ts a

nd im

mig

rant

s wi

ll be

prot

ecte

d ag

ains

t any

arb

itrar

y mea

sure

in o

ur fa

cility

. Des

pite

thes

e ef

forts

, it b

ecam

e aw

are

of th

e st

rong

po

ssib

ility

that

imm

igra

nts

may

find

it d

ifficu

lt to

det

erm

ine

which

site

s ar

e se

nsitiv

e lo

catio

ns, p

artic

ular

ly wh

en m

ost o

f the

m h

ave

not e

mpl

oyed

any

mea

sure

to id

entif

y th

emse

lves

as s

uch.

The

re w

as a

cle

ar

need

for a

form

or t

ype

of id

entifi

catio

n th

at w

ould

cro

ss la

ngua

ge b

arrie

rs a

nd e

asily

be

reco

gniz

ed b

y th

e im

mig

rant

com

mun

ity. T

here

fore

, El C

entro

de

la R

aza

conc

eive

d a

conc

ept t

hat w

ould

iden

tify

thes

e un

ique

spac

es: A

uni

vers

al sy

mbo

l that

wou

ld b

e pl

aced

on

the

entra

nce

of a

site

that

has

dec

lare

d its

elf a

s ase

nsitiv

e lo

catio

n.

For t

his,

El C

entro

de

la R

aza

calle

d up

on it

s vo

lunt

eer m

embe

rs to

cre

ate

a co

mm

on s

ymbo

l to

iden

tify

sens

itive

loca

tions

in K

ing

Coun

ty a

nd th

e gr

eate

r Sea

ttle

area

. Des

igns

wer

e su

bmitt

ed b

y a

tale

nted

te

am o

f vol

unte

er g

raph

ic d

esig

ners

and

pre

sent

ed to

a s

elec

t gro

up o

f non

profi

t org

aniz

atio

ns s

ervi

ng

loca

l, di

vers

e im

mig

rant

pop

ulat

ions

to v

ote

and

dete

rmin

e w

hich

of t

he s

ubm

itted

sym

bols

bes

t em

brac

es th

e co

ncep

t of s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns.

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de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

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atio

ns To

olkit

Afte

r the

vot

ing

proc

ess,

the

sym

bol c

reat

ed b

y gr

aphi

c de

sign

er G

abrie

l Lop

ez w

as s

elec

ted.

An

outre

ach

cam

paig

n is

plan

ned

to p

rom

ote

the

wide

spre

ad u

se o

f the

sym

bol b

y po

tent

ial a

nd e

stab

lishe

d se

nsiti

ve lo

catio

ns. T

he w

ides

prea

d us

e of

the

sym

bol w

ill co

ntrib

ute

to fa

cilit

ate

the

iden

tifica

tion

by

the

com

mun

ity o

f sen

sitive

loca

tions

. It w

ill al

so s

erve

as

a su

ppor

tive

and

powe

rful p

olitic

al s

tate

men

t fo

r im

mig

rant

s in

thes

e di

fficu

lt an

d ar

duou

s tim

es.

To re

ceive

mor

e in

form

atio

n on

ado

ptin

g an

d us

ing

the

com

mon

sym

bol f

or s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns, p

leas

e co

ntac

t EL

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LA R

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at th

e fo

llowi

ng:

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089

Gen

eral

FAQ

s on

Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns

Whi

ch o

ther

mea

sure

s ca

n po

tent

ial s

ensi

tive

loca

tions

ado

pt to

pro

tect

the

imm

igra

nt

popu

latio

n th

ey s

erve

?

In a

dditio

n to

iden

tifyin

g yo

ur in

stitu

tion

as a

sen

sitive

loca

tion,

you

can

ado

pt o

ther

mea

sure

s ai

med

to

pro

tect

the

imm

igra

nt c

omm

unity

and

to e

nsur

e th

ey fe

el w

elco

med

, saf

e an

d ac

cept

ed. W

hile

thes

e m

easu

res

do n

ot p

reve

nt im

mig

ratio

n ag

ents

from

per

form

ing

certa

in a

ctio

ns a

nd ta

sks

at s

ensit

ive

loca

tions

, the

y wi

ll exp

and

the

capa

city

of y

our o

rgan

izatio

n to

pro

vide

a sa

fe h

aven

for i

mm

igra

nts

and

thei

r fam

ilies.

19 |

• Es

tabl

ishin

g an

d im

plem

entin

g a

non-

disc

rimin

ative

pol

icy a

t you

r ins

titut

ion

and

serv

ing

and

assi

stin

g pe

ople

rega

rdle

ss o

f im

mig

ratio

n st

atus

, nat

iona

lity,

ethn

icity

, gen

der i

dent

ity, o

r se

xual

orie

ntat

ion.

• R

estra

inin

g fro

m a

skin

g, re

cord

ing

and

shar

ing

info

rmat

ion

rela

ted

to th

e im

mig

ratio

n or

ci

tizen

ship

sta

tus

and

coun

ty o

f orig

in o

f ben

efici

arie

s an

d vi

sito

rs.

• Pr

ovid

ing

shel

ter,

food

and

oth

er s

ervi

ces

to th

e im

mig

rant

com

mun

ity w

ith p

riorit

y gi

ven

to it

s m

ost v

ulne

rabl

e m

embe

rs.

• Ad

voca

ting

on th

e be

half

of im

mig

rant

righ

ts a

t the

loca

l, st

ate

and

natio

nal le

vel.

• Ho

stin

g an

d pr

ovid

ing

lega

l ass

istan

ce to

imm

igra

nts

thro

ugh

lega

l info

rmat

ion

sess

ions

, leg

al

clini

cs, o

r leg

al re

pres

enta

tion.

If u

nabl

e to

pro

vide

thes

e se

rvice

s, re

fer t

hem

to in

stitu

tions

th

at w

ill ac

com

mod

ate

thei

r leg

al in

quiri

es.

• Pr

ovid

ing

refe

renc

es to

imm

igra

nts

for l

egal

ass

ista

nce.

• Id

entif

ying

and

dist

ingu

ishin

g pu

blic

from

priv

ate

spac

es in

you

r ins

titut

ion

to d

eter

imm

igra

tion

offic

ers

from

abr

uptly

or a

rbitr

arily

inte

rrupt

ing

spac

es a

t you

r ins

titut

ion

whe

n th

ere

is a

n ex

pect

atio

n of

priv

acy.

• Pr

epar

ing

and

impl

emen

ting

an in

tern

al p

roto

col in

form

ing

your

inst

itutio

n’s s

taff

on th

e pr

oced

ure

to in

tera

ct w

ith im

mig

ratio

n ag

ents

sho

uld

they

com

mun

icate

or v

isit.

• Pr

epar

ing

and

impl

emen

ting

an in

tern

al p

olic

y to

ens

ure

the

prot

ectio

n, s

afet

y an

d pr

ivac

y of

th

e in

form

atio

n pr

ovid

ed b

y yo

ur b

enefi

ciar

ies

or v

isito

rs. T

his

polic

y m

ust c

lear

ly d

efine

the

exce

ptio

nal c

ases

in w

hich

you

r org

aniza

tion

will

disc

lose

or s

hare

the

info

rmat

ion

with

third

pa

rties

, inc

ludi

ng im

mig

ratio

n ag

encie

s.

• H

ostin

g or

pro

vidin

g em

erge

ncy

safe

ty p

lann

ing

for i

mm

igra

nt fa

milie

s to

hel

p th

em p

lan

the

prot

ectio

n an

d sa

fety

of t

heir

child

ren

and

asse

ts in

the

even

t the

y ar

e de

tain

ed o

r dep

orte

d.

If un

able

to p

rovid

e th

ese

serv

ices,

refe

r the

m to

inst

itutio

ns th

at w

ill pr

ovid

e th

em.

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

• Pr

ovid

ing

info

rmat

ion

on im

mig

rant

rig

hts

by h

ostin

g kn

ow y

our

right

s w

orks

hops

and

prov

idin

g in

form

atio

nal m

ater

ial in

non

-Eng

lish

lang

uage

s ab

out t

he ri

ghts

and

pre

caut

ions

imm

igra

nts

shou

ld u

nder

take

to p

reve

nt b

eing

vic

tims

of a

rbitr

ary

or u

nlaw

ful a

ctio

ns b

y

imm

igra

tion

offic

ers.

Wha

t if i

mm

igra

tion

office

rs d

o no

t com

e in

the

sens

itive

loca

tion

faci

lity

but a

re

seen

nea

r the

faci

lity?

Firs

t, it

shou

ld b

e co

nfirm

ed th

at th

e sit

uatio

n do

es

invo

lve

imm

igra

tion

agen

ts. A

des

igna

ted

wel

l-tra

ined

sta

ff m

embe

r can

go

outs

ide

to a

scer

tain

th

e id

entit

y of

the

indi

vidua

ls wh

o ar

e be

lieve

d to

be

imm

igra

tion

agen

ts. I

f the

offi

cers

are

con

firm

ed

to b

e of

ficer

s or

age

nts

of a

n im

mig

ratio

n ag

ency

, th

e de

signa

ted

staf

f mem

ber s

houl

d in

form

them

th

at t

he in

stitu

tion

is a

sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

n an

d re

ques

t tha

t the

y le

ave.

Oth

er s

taff

mem

bers

may

al

so in

form

ben

efici

arie

s an

d vi

sito

rs a

bout

the

offic

ers’

pres

ence

and

rem

ind

them

of t

heir

right

s,

inclu

ding

the

right

to re

mai

n sil

ent a

nd n

ot a

nswe

r an

y qu

estio

ns.

Gen

eral

FAQ

s on

Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns

El C

ENTR

O D

E LA

RAZ

A wi

ll offe

r adv

ice a

nd te

chni

cal

assis

tanc

e fo

r im

plem

entin

g th

e re

com

men

ded

addi

tiona

l mea

sure

s fo

r the

pro

tect

ion

of im

mig

rant

pe

ople

on

sens

itive

loca

tions

. For

mor

e in

form

atio

n on

th

is re

gard

, ple

ase

cont

act E

L CE

NTRO

DE

LA R

AZA

at

the

follo

wing

: EM

AIL:

aor

tiz@

elce

ntro

dela

raza

.org

PH

ONE

NUM

BER:

(206

) 717

-008

9

Wha

t if a

ben

efici

ary

or v

isito

r is

arre

sted

at o

r nea

r you

r ins

titut

ion?

The

sens

itive

loca

tion

polic

y ha

s no

t est

ablis

hed

prot

ectio

ns fo

r peo

ple

near

by o

r in

trans

it to

and

from

a

sens

itive

loca

tion.

The

refo

re, i

mm

igra

nt a

gent

s m

ay a

rrest

any

of y

our b

enefi

ciarie

s or

visi

tors

with

in th

e pr

oxim

ity o

f you

r fac

ility.

If yo

u wi

tnes

s an

arre

st b

y im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

s, m

aint

ain

a re

ason

able

dist

ance

, so

as

to n

ot to

inte

rfere

, and

doc

umen

t the

incid

ent b

y re

cord

ing

it or

writ

ing

in d

etai

l the

situ

atio

n as

it

deve

lops

. If r

ecor

ding

, you

sho

uld

anno

unce

to th

e ag

ents

that

you

are

doi

ng s

o. Y

our d

ocum

enta

tion

will

serv

e as

a fa

ctua

l acc

ount

of t

he e

vent

and

will

supp

ort a

n ev

entu

al re

port

of th

e in

ciden

t to

auth

oritie

s.

You

can

also

con

side

r ca

lling

the

Was

hing

ton

Imm

igra

nt S

olid

arity

Net

wor

k (W

AISN

) ho

tline

at

1-8

44-R

AID

-REP

. W

AISN

is

a co

aliti

on o

f no

npro

fit o

rgan

izat

ions

and

ind

ivid

uals

wor

king

fo

r im

mig

rant

s’ an

d re

fuge

e rig

hts.

The

coa

litio

n ha

s cr

eate

d th

is h

otlin

e to

repo

rt ac

tive

raid

s an

d th

eac

tivity

of i

mm

igra

tion

offic

ers

thro

ugho

ut th

e st

ate

of W

ashi

ngto

n.

Whe

re c

an y

our i

nstit

utio

n re

port

pote

ntia

l vio

latio

ns o

f the

sen

sitiv

e lo

catio

ns p

olic

y by

imm

igra

tion

office

r(s)?

If yo

u th

ink

that

enf

orce

men

t ac

tiviti

es h

ave

occu

rred

or

are

occu

rrin

g in

an

inco

nsis

tent

m

anne

r or

in v

iola

tion

of t

he s

ensi

tive

loca

tions

pol

icy

your

inst

itutio

n m

ay f

ile a

com

plai

nt.

To fi

le a

com

plai

nt, y

ou m

ay c

onta

ct:

• IC

E En

forc

emen

t and

Rem

oval

Ope

ratio

ns (E

RO) t

hrou

gh th

e Det

entio

n Rep

ortin

g and

Info

rmat

ion

Line

at (

888)

351-

4024

or t

hrou

gh th

e ER

O in

form

atio

n em

ail a

ddre

ss a

t ERO

.INFO

@ic

e.dh

s.go

v, a

lso a

vaila

ble

at h

ttps:

//ww

w.ic

e.go

v/w

ebfo

rm/ e

ro-c

onta

ct-fo

rm.

• T

he C

ivil

Libe

rties

Div

isio

n of

the

ICE

Offi

ce o

f Div

ersi

ty a

nd C

ivil

Rig

hts

may

be

cont

acte

d at

(2

02) 7

32-0

092

or IC

E.Ci

vil.L

iber

ties@

ice.

dhs.

gov.

Hotli

ne to

Rep

ort I

mm

igra

tion

Activ

ity1-

844-

RAID

-REP

/ (1

-844

-724

-373

7)Th

is is

a lin

e to

repo

rt ac

tive

raid

s and

ICE

activ

ity

Whe

n fili

ng a

com

plai

nt, it

is re

com

men

ded

to se

ek le

gal a

dvice

and

coun

sel.

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

FAQ

s Sch

ools

hav

e on

Sen

sitiv

e Lo

catio

ns

Can

a pu

blic

sch

ool d

eny

acce

ss to

edu

catio

n ba

sed

on a

stu

dent

imm

igra

tion

stat

us?

No.

All

stud

ents

, re

gard

less

of

thei

r im

mig

ratio

n st

atus

, ha

ve t

he r

ight

to

enro

ll in

and

atte

nda

publ

ic K-

12 s

choo

l. Pu

blic

scho

ols

are

requ

ired

to e

nsur

e al

l stu

dent

s ha

ve e

qual

acc

ess

to e

duca

tiona

l re

sour

ces.

Thi

s in

clude

s pr

ovid

ing

serv

ices

to s

tude

nts

who

are

lear

ning

the

Engl

ish la

ngua

ge.

Publ

ic s

choo

ls a

re p

rohi

bite

d fro

m:

Ask

ing

stud

ents

or t

heir

pare

nts

abou

t the

ir im

mig

ratio

n st

atus

for t

he p

urpo

ses

of e

nrol

lmen

t.

Rev

ealin

g a

stud

ent’s

or t

heir

pare

nt’s

imm

igra

tion

stat

us w

ithou

t the

ir pe

rmis

sion

.

Req

uirin

g so

cial s

ecur

ity n

umbe

rs fr

om s

tude

nts.

Are

publ

ic s

choo

ls re

quire

d to

enf

orce

imm

igra

tion

law

s?

No. S

choo

ls ar

e no

t req

uire

d to

and

can

not b

e fo

rced

to e

nfor

ce im

mig

ratio

n la

ws. A

ny s

choo

l tha

t re

ports

the

imm

igra

tion

stat

us o

f any

stu

dent

or t

hat o

f the

ir pa

rent

s wo

uld

be v

iola

ting

the

Unite

d St

ates

Con

stitu

tion.

Do im

mig

ratio

n offi

cers

requ

ire a

war

rant

to s

peak

to a

stu

dent

or a

par

ent i

n a

publ

ic s

pace

?

No. I

CE h

as th

e au

thor

ity to

app

roac

h an

d qu

estio

n pe

ople

in p

ublic

spa

ces

with

out a

war

rant

. How

ever

, pe

ople

still

hav

e th

e rig

ht to

rem

ain

silen

t and

con

tact

an

atto

rney

.

Wha

t sho

uld

a sc

hool

do

if im

mig

ratio

n offi

cers

requ

est a

cces

s to

the

scho

ol to

in

terv

iew

or t

ake

cust

ody

of a

stu

dent

?

If an

imm

igra

tion

offic

ial r

eque

sts

acce

ss to

a s

tude

nt fo

r an

y pu

rpos

e, th

e sc

hool

sho

uld

cont

act

the

stud

ent’s

par

ents

or g

uard

ians

and

the

scho

ol’s

supe

rinte

nden

t and

lega

l cou

nsel

to d

ecid

e an

ap

prop

riate

cou

rse

of a

ctio

n. G

ener

ally,

sch

ools

sho

uld

not p

erm

it an

imm

igra

tion

offic

ial t

o qu

estio

n or

re

mov

e a

stud

ent f

rom

sch

ool w

ithou

t the

con

sent

of a

par

ent o

r gua

rdia

n un

less

the

offic

ial p

rodu

ces

a va

lid, j

udic

ial w

arra

nt. I

f the

offi

cial

pre

sent

s th

e sc

hool

with

a w

arra

nt, t

he s

choo

l (or

its

lega

l adv

isor

) sh

ould

revi

ew it

to c

onfir

m th

at it

is a

judi

cial

rath

er th

an a

dmin

istra

tive

war

rant

and

to d

eter

min

e th

e sc

ope

of s

earc

h or

arre

st a

utho

rity

the

warra

nt p

rovid

es.

The

U.S.

Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n co

nfirm

s th

at s

choo

ls th

at ta

ke a

ctio

ns w

hich

disc

oura

ge th

e pa

rticip

atio

n or

exc

lude

stu

dent

s ba

sed

on th

eir o

wn o

r the

ir pa

rent

s’ or

gua

rdia

ns’ a

ctua

l im

mig

ratio

n st

atus

vio

late

fede

ral la

w.

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

Do sc

hool

s hav

e to

shar

e the

info

rmat

ion

of th

eir s

tude

nts o

r the

ir fa

milie

s with

imm

igra

tion

office

rs o

r age

ncie

s?

No.

The

Fam

ily E

duca

tiona

l Rig

hts

and

Priv

acy A

ct (F

EPR

A) p

rohi

bits

sch

ools

from

sha

ring

a st

uden

t’s o

r the

ir fa

mily

’s pr

ivat

e in

form

atio

n co

ntai

ned

in e

duca

tion

reco

rds

with

third

par

ties

with

out t

he w

ritte

n co

nsen

t of a

par

ent,

a gu

ardi

an o

r the

stu

dent

’s co

nsen

t (on

ly a

pplic

able

if 1

8 ye

ars

of a

ge o

r old

er).

How

ever

, the

re a

re e

xcep

tions

to th

is ru

le. S

choo

ls m

ay s

hare

or d

iscl

ose

stud

ents

’ or t

heir

pare

nts’

info

rmat

ion

if:

• T

he in

form

atio

n is

cons

ider

ed d

irect

ory

info

rmat

ion.

Dire

ctor

y in

form

atio

n is

info

rmat

ion

that

if

disc

lose

d wo

uld

not c

ause

any

har

m o

r wou

ld n

ot b

e an

inva

sion

of p

rivac

y. Sc

hool

s ar

e fre

e to

se

lect

wha

t qua

lifies

as

dire

ctor

y in

form

atio

n. T

his

may

incl

ude

but i

s no

t lim

ited

to: a

stu

dent

’s na

me,

add

ress

; tel

epho

ne n

umbe

r; da

te o

f birt

h; h

onor

s an

d aw

ards

; and

dat

es o

f atte

ndan

ce.

Dire

ctor

y inf

orm

atio

n do

es n

ot in

clude

citiz

ensh

ip o

r im

mig

ratio

n st

atus

. Alth

ough

, whe

n pa

rent

s,

guar

dian

s or

stu

dent

s 18

yea

rs o

f age

or o

lder

requ

est i

n wr

iting

that

the

scho

ol d

oes

not h

ave

perm

issio

n to

sha

re o

r disc

lose

dire

ctor

y in

form

atio

n, s

choo

ls sh

ould

refra

in fr

om d

oing

so.

• A

judi

cial

ord

er o

r law

fully

issu

ed s

ubpo

ena

requ

estin

g a

stud

ent o

r the

ir pa

rent

s’ in

form

atio

n is

pr

esen

ted.

• If

the

orde

r is v

alid

the

scho

ol m

ust t

urn

over

the

requ

este

d in

form

atio

n. H

owev

er, s

ince

it m

ay b

e di

fficu

lt to

dete

rmin

e th

e va

lidity

or s

cope

of a

judi

cial

ord

er o

r sub

poen

a, th

e sc

hool

shou

ld se

ek

lega

l adv

ice b

efor

e re

leas

ing

any i

nfor

mat

ion

and

to d

eter

min

e ho

w to

bes

t res

pond

. Add

itiona

lly,

the

scho

ol m

ust m

ake

reas

onab

le e

ffort

to in

form

par

ents

or p

erm

itted

stud

ents

abo

ut th

e re

ques

t be

fore

the

scho

ol d

isclo

ses t

he in

form

atio

n to

give

them

time

to se

ek a

pro

tect

ive o

rder

or o

ther

ty

pe o

f rel

ief.

Wha

t pla

nnin

g sh

ould

the

pare

nts

of s

tude

nts

do if

they

are

at r

isk

of b

eing

det

aine

d or

de

porte

d by

imm

igra

tion

offici

als?

If pa

rent

s fa

ce a

ny ri

sk o

f det

entio

n or

dep

orta

tion

by im

mig

ratio

n au

thor

ities

they

sho

uld

have

a s

afet

y pl

an in

whi

ch th

ey a

ssig

n th

e gu

ardi

ansh

ip a

nd c

are

of th

eir c

hild

ren

to a

clo

se a

nd tr

ustw

orth

y fa

mily

m

embe

r or f

riend

. Par

ents

shou

ld u

pdat

e sc

hool

form

s tha

t indi

cate

the

pers

on p

erm

itted

to p

ick u

p th

eir

child

ren

with

the

nam

e an

d co

ntac

t inf

orm

atio

n of

the

pers

on w

ho w

ill be

ent

rust

ed to

take

car

e of

thei

r ch

ildre

n in

thei

r abs

ence

.

25 |

FAQ

s Sc

hool

s Ha

ve o

n Se

nsitiv

e Lo

catio

ns

EL C

ENTR

O D

E LA

RAZ

A pr

ovid

es fr

ee e

mer

genc

y sa

fety

pla

nnin

g ad

vice

to im

mig

rant

fam

ilies

on a

pe

rman

ent b

asis.

For

mor

e in

form

atio

n on

this

serv

ice

plea

se c

onta

ct

EL C

ENTR

O D

E LA

RAZ

A at

the

follo

wing

: EM

AIL:

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tiz@

elce

ntro

dela

raza

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ONE

NUM

BER:

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

FAQ

s He

alth

Cen

ters

hav

e on

Sen

sitiv

e Lo

catio

ns

Do h

ealth

cen

ters

hav

e to

shar

e th

e in

form

atio

n of

thei

r pat

ient

s with

imm

igra

tion

office

rsor

age

ncie

s?

No.

Und

er th

e H

ealth

Insu

ranc

e an

d Po

rtabi

lity

and

Acco

unta

bilit

y Act

(HIP

A), h

ealth

-car

e pr

ovid

ers

are

requ

ired

to p

rote

ct th

e co

nfide

ntia

lity

of p

atie

nts’

info

rmat

ion.

In m

ost c

ircum

stan

ces

the

heal

th c

ente

r m

ust o

btai

n co

nsen

t fro

m th

e pa

tient

bef

ore

thei

r inf

orm

atio

n is

dis

clos

ed. H

owev

er, i

n ex

cept

iona

l cir

cum

stan

ces t

he h

ealth

cent

er ca

n di

sclo

se in

form

atio

n wi

thou

t pat

ient

cons

ent.

They

are

as f

ollo

wing

:

• R

epor

ting

child

abu

se o

r neg

lect

, dom

estic

vio

lenc

e or

incid

ents

of v

iole

nt in

jurie

s.

• A

nswe

ring

requ

ests

from

law

enfo

rcem

ent,

such

as

a wa

rrant

issu

ed b

y a

cour

t.

• R

epor

ts to

fund

ing

agen

cies.

In th

ese

even

ts h

ealth

cen

ters

will

only

prov

ide

sum

mar

y

info

rmat

ion

of a

ll pat

ient

s.

Are

heal

th c

ente

rs re

quire

d to

ver

ify a

n in

divi

dual

’s im

mig

ratio

n st

atus

to p

rovi

de

heal

th s

ervi

ces?

No.

Hea

lth c

ente

rs a

re n

ot re

quire

d to

ver

ify a

n in

divi

dual

’s im

mig

ratio

n st

atus

to p

rovi

de h

ealth

se

rvic

es. S

ince

hea

lth c

ente

rs a

re n

ot r

equi

red

to c

olle

ct a

nd m

aint

ain

info

rmat

ion

rega

rdin

g im

mig

ratio

n st

atus

, the

y w

ill b

e un

able

to s

hare

suc

h in

form

atio

n w

ith th

ird p

artie

s, in

clud

ing

imm

igra

tion

offic

ials

.

Can

an

imm

igra

nt b

e de

porte

d fo

r usi

ng p

ublic

hea

lth b

enefi

ts s

uch

as c

are

from

a

com

mun

ity c

linic

, hea

lth c

ente

r or M

edic

aid?

No.

Any

imm

igra

nt c

anno

t be

dep

orte

d fo

r re

ques

ting

publ

ic h

ealth

ben

efits

. H

ealth

cen

ters

ar

e re

quire

d to

pro

vide

ser

vice

s to

all

resi

dent

s re

gard

less

of t

heir

imm

igra

tion

stat

us o

r abi

lity

to p

ay. O

nly

fore

igne

rs w

ho p

rovi

de fa

lse

info

rmat

ion

to o

btai

n se

rvic

es u

nder

pub

lic b

enefi

t will

be c

onsid

ered

a p

riorit

y fo

r dep

orta

tion

or re

mov

al.

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El C

entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

29 |FA

Qs

Plac

es o

f Wor

ship

hav

e on

Sen

sitiv

e Lo

catio

ns

How

is th

e se

nsiti

ve lo

catio

ns p

olic

y re

late

d to

the

Sanc

tuar

y M

ovem

ent?

The

Sanc

tuar

y M

ovem

ent s

tarte

d in

the

1980

s as

a re

spon

se to

the

US

gove

rnm

ent’s

refu

sal t

ore

cogn

ize

imm

igra

nts

from

Cen

tral A

mer

ica

fleei

ng fr

om c

ivil

war

s in

thei

r cou

ntrie

s as

refu

gees

and

as

ylum

see

kers

. To

draw

atte

ntio

n to

the

unju

st im

mig

ratio

n sy

stem

and

pro

tect

asy

lum

see

kers

from

de

porta

tion,

chu

rche

s al

lied

with

imm

igra

nt-le

d or

gani

zatio

ns to

ope

n ho

usin

g to

imm

igra

nts

who

were

be

ing

targ

eted

for d

epor

tatio

n. In

201

4 w

ith a

n in

crea

se o

f dep

orta

tions

und

er P

resi

dent

Oba

ma,

the

sanc

tuar

y m

ovem

ent w

as re

vive

d to

brin

g aw

aren

ess

to th

e un

just

imm

igra

tion

syst

em. A

nd to

resi

st

Pres

iden

t Tru

mp’

s pr

opos

als

to ta

rget

and

dep

ort m

illion

s of

und

ocum

ente

d im

mig

rant

s, th

e Sa

nctu

ary

Mov

emen

t has

dem

ande

d its

con

greg

atio

ns a

nd c

omm

unitie

s to

ope

n as

san

ctua

ry s

pace

s fo

r tho

se

targ

eted

by i

mm

igra

tion

enfo

rcem

ent.

Cong

rega

tions

from

the

mov

emen

t may

pro

vide

phys

ical s

anct

uary

, w

hich

mea

ns h

ostin

g a

pers

on a

t ris

k of d

epor

tatio

n w

ithin

the

chur

ch fa

cilit

y ind

efini

tely

and

pro

vidi

ng a

ll th

eir f

ood,

mea

ls an

d clo

thin

g. C

ongr

egat

ions

are

also

calle

d to

wor

k in

solid

arity

with

imm

igra

nts i

n th

eir

com

mun

ities

in m

any

othe

r way

s.

As s

ensit

ive lo

catio

ns, c

ongr

egat

ions

and

relig

ious

hou

ses,

par

ticul

arly

thos

e wh

o de

cide

to

prov

ide

phys

ical s

anct

uary

to u

ndoc

umen

ted

imm

igra

nts,

are

pro

tect

ed fr

om th

e en

forc

emen

t ac

tions

of i

mm

igra

tion

agen

ts. T

here

fore

, the

sen

sitive

loca

tions

pol

icy m

ay g

ive a

dditio

nal

prot

ectio

ns to

thos

e im

mig

rant

s be

ing

bene

fited

by

the

Sanc

tuar

y M

ovem

ent a

nd th

ose

in

cha

rge

of th

eir p

rote

ctio

n at

thes

e sit

es.

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entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

FAQ

s Pl

aces

of W

orsh

ip H

ave

on S

ensi

tive

Loca

tions

Is p

rovi

ding

phy

sica

l san

ctua

ry to

und

ocum

ente

d im

mig

rant

s le

gal?

Con

greg

atio

ns c

onsi

derin

g pr

ovid

ing

phys

ical

san

ctua

ry to

imm

igra

nts

shou

ld c

onsu

lt an

atto

rney

to

clar

ify w

hat i

s le

gal a

nd w

hat i

s no

t. C

ongr

egat

ions

offe

ring

shel

ter c

an b

e ch

arge

d w

ith th

e cr

ime

of

harb

orin

g. T

he la

w fo

rbid

s th

e ac

t of h

arbo

ring

som

eone

who

is in

the

US in

vio

latio

n of

the

law.

Som

e co

urts

hav

e ru

led

that

the

act o

f har

borin

g re

quire

s th

e de

fend

ant h

ide

the

one

who

is in

vio

latio

n of

the

law.

Due

to th

is ru

ling,

san

ctua

ry c

ongr

egat

ions

hav

e de

cided

to m

ake

publ

ic th

ey a

re p

rovid

ing

shel

ter

to im

mig

rant

s, a

nd th

eref

ore,

they

can

not b

e he

ld a

ccou

ntab

le fo

r the

crim

e of

har

borin

g. O

ther

rulin

gs

have

defi

ned

harb

orin

g as

pro

vidin

g sh

elte

r. If

shel

ter w

ithou

t con

ceal

men

t is h

arbo

ring,

then

all c

hurc

hes

offe

ring

shel

ter a

re in

vio

latio

n of

the

harb

orin

g st

atut

e.

Can

imm

igra

tion

agen

ts e

nter

hou

ses

of w

orsh

ip w

ithou

t a w

arra

nt?

Yes.

Imm

igra

tion

agen

ts ca

n en

ter t

he p

ublic

spac

es o

f hou

ses w

orsh

ip w

ithou

t a w

arra

nt b

ut n

ot its

priv

ate

spac

es. I

f imm

igra

tion

agen

ts w

ant t

o en

ter t

he p

rivat

e sp

aces

of h

ouse

s of w

orsh

ip, t

hey m

ust p

rese

nt a

“tr

ue w

arra

nt” o

r “ju

dicia

l war

rant

.” Th

is is

a wa

rrant

sig

ned

by a

fede

ral ju

dge.

If th

e ag

ents

do

not h

ave

such

a w

arra

nt, y

ou m

ay in

stru

ct th

em to

leav

e.

Whe

re c

an a

hou

se o

f wor

ship

find

mor

e in

form

atio

n an

d re

sour

ces

rela

ted

to th

e Sa

nctu

ary

Mov

emen

t in

the

US?

For m

ore

info

rmat

ion

on th

e Sa

nctu

ary

Mov

emen

t you

can

con

tact

the

Natio

nal S

anct

uary

Mov

emen

t (w

ww

.san

ctua

ryno

tdep

orta

tion.

org)

and

you

r loc

al s

anct

uary

coa

lition

if o

ne e

xists

.

For

Was

hing

ton

Stat

e yo

u ca

n co

nnec

t w

ith t

he W

ashi

ngto

n N

ew S

anct

uary

Mov

emen

t (w

ww

.was

hing

tons

anct

uary

.web

s.co

m).

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entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

FAQ

s No

npro

fits

have

on

Sens

itive

Loc

atio

ns

Can

nonp

rofit

org

aniz

atio

ns b

e co

nsid

ered

as

sens

itive

loca

tions

?

Whi

le th

e se

nsiti

ve lo

catio

ns p

olic

y do

es n

ot m

entio

n no

npro

fit o

rgan

izat

ions

as

sens

itive

loca

tions

, w

hene

ver a

non

profi

t org

aniz

atio

n pr

ovid

es o

r fac

ilitat

es a

ny o

f the

follo

win

g se

rvic

es, t

hey

can

be

cons

ider

ed a

s se

nsitiv

e lo

catio

ns fo

r im

mig

ratio

n pu

rpos

es:

• E

duca

tiona

l ser

vices

, whi

ch in

clude

runn

ing

a lic

ense

d da

ycar

e, p

resc

hool

and

oth

er le

arni

ng

prog

ram

s; p

rimar

y sc

hool

s, s

econ

dary

sch

ools,

voc

atio

nal o

r tra

de s

choo

ls. A

lso, c

arry

ing

out

scho

last

ic or

edu

catio

nal r

elat

ed a

ctivi

ties

or e

vent

s.

• H

ealth

-car

e se

rvice

s int

ende

d to

trea

t or m

anag

e m

enta

l illn

ess o

r pre

serv

e m

enta

l and

phy

sical

we

ll-be

ing

thro

ugh

serv

ices o

ffere

d by

med

ical o

r hea

lth p

rofe

ssio

nals

(e.g

. den

tists

, psy

chol

ogist

s or

phy

sical

ther

apist

s).

• C

are

for v

ictim

s of

dom

estic

vio

lenc

e, d

atin

g vio

lenc

e, s

exua

l ass

ault,

or s

talki

ng.

Mor

eove

r, im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

s sh

ould

be

parti

cula

rly c

aref

ul w

hen

carry

ing-

out e

nfor

cem

ent a

ctio

ns a

t no

npro

fit o

rgan

izat

ions

that

ass

ist a

nd s

erve

chi

ldre

n, p

regn

ant w

omen

, vic

tims

of c

rime,

or p

eopl

e w

ith

men

tal o

r phy

sical

disa

biliti

es.

Shou

ld n

onpr

ofit o

rgan

izat

ions

col

lect

and

mai

ntai

n in

form

atio

n re

late

d to

a

bene

ficia

ry’s

imm

igra

tion

stat

us?

No.

Non

profi

t org

aniz

atio

ns s

houl

d no

t col

lect

nor

mai

ntai

n in

form

atio

n re

late

d to

the

imm

igra

tion

stat

us

or co

untry

of o

rigin

of b

enefi

ciarie

s unl

ess a

bsol

utel

y nec

essa

ry to

pro

vide

them

with

the

serv

ices o

ffere

d by

the

nonp

rofit

.

How

likel

y is

that

imm

igra

tion

agen

ts w

ill co

me

to a

non

profi

t org

aniz

atio

n?

Ther

e is

no

know

n re

cord

of i

mm

igra

tion

agen

ts e

nter

ing

nonp

rofit

org

aniz

atio

ns. H

owev

er, g

iven

the

curre

nt p

olitic

al c

limat

e wh

ich h

as p

riorit

ized

the

enfo

rcem

ent o

f im

mig

ratio

n la

w, a

ny in

stitu

tion

serv

ing

imm

igra

nts

shou

ld b

e pr

epar

ed fo

r a p

ossi

ble

visi

t by

imm

igra

tion

agen

ts. W

heth

er o

r not

a n

onpr

ofit

orga

niza

tion

coul

d be

con

side

red

a se

nsiti

ve lo

catio

n, it

is re

com

men

ded

to p

repa

re a

nd im

plem

ent

inte

rnal

pol

icies

and

pro

cedu

res o

n wh

at a

ctio

ns to

take

if im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

s visi

t or r

eque

st in

form

atio

n.

33 |

It is

reco

mm

ende

d th

at n

onpr

ofit o

rgan

izat

ions

con

side

ring

decla

ring

them

selve

s as

sens

itive

loca

tions

cons

ul a

ppro

pria

te le

gal c

ouns

el.

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entro

de

la R

aza

/ Sen

sitive

Loc

atio

ns To

olkit

Is a

non

profi

t org

aniz

atio

n le

gally

bou

nd to

dis

clos

e or

shar

e in

form

atio

n re

late

d to

thei

r be

nefic

iarie

s w

ith im

mig

ratio

n au

thor

ities

?

Whe

n re

ceiv

ing

a va

lid re

ques

t of i

nfor

mat

ion,

non

profi

t org

aniz

atio

ns s

houl

d m

ake

note

of t

he d

ate,

m

etho

d of

ser

vice

and

dea

dlin

e of

the

writ

ten

requ

est.

Non

profi

ts s

houl

d se

ek le

gal a

dvic

e pr

ompt

ly.

Failu

re to

resp

ond

to a

val

id w

ritte

n re

ques

t for

info

rmat

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gal a

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w en

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warra

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atem

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babl

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use

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pare

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mitt

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the

pres

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the

arre

stin

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ficer

, or u

pon

prob

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cau

se to

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mitt

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at p

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rcem

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ctio

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e U.

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epar

tmen

t of H

omel

and

Secu

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DHS)

eng

ages

in im

mig

ratio

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to p

reve

nt

unla

wful

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ry in

to th

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ited

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app

rehe

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nd re

patri

ate

fore

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rs w

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the

Unite

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wh

o ha

ve vi

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ed o

r fai

led

to co

mpl

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U.S

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igra

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laws

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espo

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or th

e en

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mig

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alon

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urge

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ify a

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o de

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wha

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to b

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and

how

to p

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ase.

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law

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men

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ho d

eclin

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pur

sue

a ca

se a

gain

st a

per

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favo

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Sé Q

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exe

rcis

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my

right

tore

mai

n si

lent

Pl

ease

be

info

rmed

that

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cho

osin

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exe

rcise

my

right

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mai

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rcisi

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y rig

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se to

sig

n an

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aine

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est t

o co

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t my

atto

rney

im

med

iate

ly. M

y at

torn

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cont

act in

form

atio

n is:

Name

Phone Teng

o de

rech

os. T

engo

dign

idad

. No

esto

y so

lo.

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ngo

el d

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hab

lar

con

mi a

boga

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ar c

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arda

r sile

ncio

en

cua

lqui

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ituac

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edo

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anun

ciar,

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ract

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exe

rcis

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my

right

tore

mai

n si

lent

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info

rmed

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cho

osin

g to

exe

rcise

my

right

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mai

nsil

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I am

also

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atto

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ngo

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arda

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cua

lqui

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ituac

ión.

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edo

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ta y

anun

ciar,

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ica e

n in

glés

.)

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exe

rcis

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my

right

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mai

n si

lent

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ease

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info

rmed

that

I am

cho

osin

g to

exe

rcise

my

right

to re

mai

nsil

ent.

I am

also

exe

rcisi

ng m

y rig

ht to

refu

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sig

n an

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views

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det

aine

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requ

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o co

ntac

t my

atto

rney

im

med

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lar

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mi a

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ar c

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umen

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alqu

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tra.

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ngo

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arda

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ncio

en

cua

lqui

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ituac

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anun

ciar,

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oose

not

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nswe

r.”(P

ract

ica e

n in

glés

.)

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exe

rcis

ing

my

right

tore

mai

n si

lent

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ease

be

info

rmed

that

I am

cho

osin

g to

exe

rcise

my

right

to re

mai

nsil

ent.

I am

also

exe

rcisi

ng m

y rig

ht to

refu

se to

sig

n an

ythi

ng u

ntil m

yat

torn

ey re

views

it. If

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det

aine

d, I

requ

est t

o co

ntac

t my

atto

rney

im

med

iate

ly. M

y at

torn

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act in

form

atio

n is:

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Phone Teng

o de

rech

os. T

engo

dign

idad

. No

esto

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lo.

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ngo

el d

erec

ho a

hab

lar

con

mi a

boga

do.

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ngo

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garm

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firm

ar c

ualq

uier

doc

umen

toan

tes

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ue m

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lo

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e

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alqu

ier c

osa

que

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pue

dese

r usa

da e

n m

i con

tra.

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ngo

dere

cho

a gu

arda

r sile

ncio

en

cua

lqui

er s

ituac

ión.

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edo

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trar e

sta

tarje

ta y

anun

ciar,

“I ch

oose

not

to a

nswe

r.”(P

ract

ica e

n in

glés

.)

fold

fold

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ssar

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e im

mig

ratio

n co

ntex

t, fe

dera

l aut

horit

ies

have

hist

orica

lly e

xerc

ised

thei

r disc

retio

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dec

linin

g to

ar

rest

imm

igra

nts

who

do

not m

eet t

he fe

dera

l gov

ernm

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enf

orce

men

t prio

ritie

s; d

eclin

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to p

ursu

e a

case

or c

ance

lling

the

char

ges

agai

nst i

mm

igra

nts

who

may

be

rem

ovab

le; d

eclin

ing

to o

ppos

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ap

plica

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for r

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f tha

t wou

ld a

llow

an im

mig

rant

to re

mai

n in

the

coun

try; o

r def

errin

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mov

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f an

imm

igra

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form

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of d

epor

tatio

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ic K

–12

Scho

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(Spo

ken

as “k

twel

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“k th

roug

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elve

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“k to

twel

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for k

inde

rgar

ten

to 1

2th

grad

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dica

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the

sum

of p

rimar

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d se

cond

ary

educ

atio

n fo

r pub

licly

supp

orte

d sc

hool

gra

des

prio

r to

colle

ge.

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ch:

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xplo

rato

ry in

vest

igat

ion

(as o

f an

area

or p

erso

n) b

y a g

over

nmen

t age

nt th

at in

trude

s on

an in

divid

ual’s

re

ason

able

exp

ecta

tion

of p

rivac

y and

is co

nduc

ted

usua

lly fo

r the

pur

pose

of fi

ndin

g ev

iden

ce o

f unl

awfu

l ac

tivity

or g

uilt

or to

loca

te a

per

son.

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oena

:Th

e pr

oces

s by

whi

ch th

e at

tend

ance

of a

witn

ess

is re

quire

d is

calle

d a

“sub

poen

a.” I

t is

a wr

it or

ord

er

dire

cted

to a

per

son

and

requ

iring

his

atte

ndan

ce a

t a p

artic

ular

tim

e an

d pl

ace

to te

stify

as

a wi

tnes

s. It

m

ay a

lso re

quire

him

to b

ring

with

him

any

boo

ks, d

ocum

ents

, or o

ther

tailin

gs u

nder

his

cont

rol w

hich

ho

is b

ound

by

law

to p

rodu

ce in

evid

ence

.

Stud

ent E

xcha

nge

Visi

tor P

rogr

am (S

EVP)

:Pr

ogra

m w

ithin

U.S

. Im

mig

ratio

n an

d C

usto

ms

Enfo

rcem

ent,

whi

ch is

und

er th

e U

.S. D

epar

tmen

t of

Hom

elan

d Se

curit

y, to

man

age

fore

ign

stud

ents

and

exc

hang

e vis

itors

in th

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ited

Stat

es th

roug

h th

e St

uden

t and

Exc

hang

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sitor

Info

rmat

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Syst

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).

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nce:

Obs

erva

tion

and

colle

ctio

n of

dat

a to

pro

vide

evid

ence

for a

pur

pose

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rant

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writ

perm

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dire

ctin

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meo

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Organizational MissionAs an organization grounded in the Latino community of Washington State, it is El Centro de la Raza’s mission to build the Beloved Community through unifying all racial and economic sectors; to organize, empower, and defend the basic human rights of our most vulnerable and marginalized populations; and to bring critical consciousness, justice, dignity, and equity to all the peoples of the world.

History and ProgramsEl Centro de la Raza was founded in 1972 when a multiracial group of diverse community members led a peaceful and innovative three-month occupation of the abandoned Beacon Hill school building. Today, we are an indispensable community organization that responds to a broad range of community needs among children, youth, adults, and seniors with culturally and linguistically competent programs in the following areas:

• Education and Asset-building Programs: Financial education and counseling; Business Opportunity Center; Lending Circles; Tax Preparation; Bilingual Legal Clinics; ESL Classes; Youth Job Readiness Training; College Readiness; and Labor Standards Outreach and Education.

• Child and Youth Programs: José Martí Child Development Center; Luis Alfonso Velásquez After School Program; Parent-Child Home Program; Growing and Learning Together; Hope for Youth Poetry and Social Justice History Classes; Plaza Maestas After School Program; Middle School Summer Learning; Federal Way Open Doors Program; and Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative.

• Emergency and Human Services: Food Bank; Senior Wellness and Congregate Meal Program; Public Benefits Outreach and Enrollment; Eviction Prevention; Bebes Infant Mortality Prevention; Smoking Cessation; and Veterans Assistance.

• Housing and Economic Development: El Patio Apartments Low-Income Housing, ECR Transitional Housing, and Plaza Roberto Maestas, a 112-unit affordable housing development completed in September 2016.

• Advocacy Efforts: El Centro de la Raza is a public advocate for a number of issues including police accountability, juvenile justice reform, immigration reform, K–12 education, and closing the academic achievement gap.

Community ServedEl Centro de la Raza is a voice and a hub of the Latino community in Seattle and King County. Of the 16,452 individuals and 10,128 households served in 2016, 57% of participants were Latino, 90% were people of color, and 91% were low-income. An estimated 1 in 3 participants is an immigrant or refugee and 1 in 3 participants speaks limited English. El Centro de la Raza is a key resource for many Latino immigrant families, particularly those with limited English skills.

Community Action Agency | United Way Agency | Affiliate of UnidosUS2524 16th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98144 | www.elcentrodelaraza.org | (206) 717-0089501(c)3 Nonprofit Tax ID: 91-0899927