Post #1972331

2025-01-30 22:57 UTC

@MichaelTBacon 🔘 Immigration officers cannot detain anyone without reasonable suspicion, an agent must have specific facts about you that make it reasonable to believe you are committing or committed, a violation of immigration law or federal law. If an agent detains you, you can ask for their basis for reasonable suspicion, and they should tell you. 🔘 Always say no to a search and let everyone know that they can and should refuse consent to a search. 🔘 They cannot search or arrest anyone without facts that make it probable that they are committing, or committed, a violation of immigration law or federal law. 🔘 Silence alone meets neither of these standards. Nor does race or ethnicity alone suffice for either probable cause or reasonable suspicion. -3-

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@orrickle@sfba.social 2025-01-30 22:58

@MichaelTBacon 🔘 White citizens, you have a level of privilege which protects us from retaliation from ICE for being "rude" and making a scene, which makes it our DUTY to speak up and make sure people without the same privilege know their rights. GET LOUD. YELL. YELL IN SPANISH IF YOU KNOW IT. LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO SAY SHIT. MAKE ICE UNCOMFORTABLE. THROW SAND IN THE GEARS OF WHITE SUPREMACY. ⭐️ Bonus info- ⭐️ 🔘It is perfectly legal to record immigration agents as long as you are not on government property or at a port of entry. If your train/bus gets boarded, pull your phone out and start videotaping immediately. 🔘 If you are detained or see someone getting detained, get the agent's name, number, and any other identifying information. Get it on video if possible. 🔘 Contact the ACLU or your local Immigrant/Migrant support orgs if you see someone's rights being violated. -30- end

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