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Name one constitutional right you can use to protect yourself if ICE is asking you questions.
What is:
-The right to remain silent
-The right to not sign anything without talking with your attorney first
-The right to not open the door if ICE is knocking at the door
Why: ICE will use any information you voluntarily share or give them against you and/or your family.
Pro-Tip: If ICE approaches you on the street, you can ask the agent if you are free to go and if they say yes, calmly walk away.
Without this form, ICE cannot remove a student from a school.
What is a JUDICIAL warrant?
Why: Your school has very strict guidelines to ensure all students are safe and that everyone is following the law. Even if ICE were to show a judicial warrant, there are many steps that need to take place before the school allows them to have contact with students.
Pro-Tip: Get familiar with your school's protocols and preparedness plan.
What is "YES", as long as you don't interfere with their work and they know you are recording them?
Why: The 1st Amendment gives you the right to record agents in public as long as you are not interfering.
Pro-Tip: For everyone's safety, film at a distance and visibly. Agents, like officers, do not like surprises and are trained to put their safety first.
Why is my school doing "Know Your Rights" presentations?
a. Sharing correct information helps students feel less anxious and confused.
b. When students know their rights, they are able to respond with confidence
c. Schools should feel safe and supportive of ALL students
d. All of the above
What is "D. All of the above"
Why: This school is creating a culture of care and trust. By knowing your rights, your admin staff and teachers are teaching you an important life skill of learning how to advocate for yourself.
Pro-Tip: Reach out to the Dream Resource Center staff if you have further questions about this topic
Fill in the blank:
A police officer is pressuring an underage student to answer their questions.
How should the student respond?
"I want to speak with _______ before answering any questions"
What is "speak with my parent or attorney"?
Why: Under Senate Bills 283 and 395, agents or police cannot question you without your parents or attorneys permission if you ask for them.
Pro-Tip: Underage students also cannot waiver "Miranda Rights" like the right to remain silent, if you have not explained what they are and how this decision can affect you.
Before an emergency, families should create this type of plan to ensure they know what to do if a loved one is detained by ICE
What is a "FAMILY PREPAREDNESS PLAN"
Why: AB 699 and the CA Constitution support students' safety and access to education, even during crises. A plan reduces panic and supports stability.
Pro-Tip: Practice the plan regularly like a fire drill—so everyone knows what to do without thinking twice.
This California State Act protects students by not allowing ICE to conduct legal enforcements without following school policies or sharing students immigration status with them.
What is "AB 699: The Safe Schools for Immigrant Students Act"
Why: Schools in California are not allowed to collect any information regarding a students immigration status to begin with.
Pro-Tip: Your teachers should not ask you about your immigration status, at all. If that happens, please reach out to school admin staff or the Dream Resource Center
True or False:
You have to hand over your phone to ICE agents if they are asking for it.
Why: ICE agents need a warrant to search and/or take your phone away.
Pro-Tip: Disabling a "Face ID" or thumbprint feature to unlock your phone may prevent ICE or any officers from searching thru your texts, photos, apps and chats.
True or False:
School Resource Officers are required to cooperate with ICE agents.
Why: Senate Bill 54: CA Values Act prevents school staff, including school police, from assisting ICE in their operations.
Pro-Tip: If a campus officer asks you questions about your immigration status, notify your school admin staff or teachers immediately.
You notice unfamiliar vehicles and people changing into uniforms in the school parking lot. What’s your first move?
What is tell a trusted teacher or school administrator right away?
WHY: Schools must direct any enforcement activity to administration, and under AB 699 and SB 54, ICE officers need a judicial warrant to come on campus. Staff are trained not to release student information.
Pro Tip: Do not engage with agents as they may approach you and ask you questions. Never share your personal information, even if they are pressuring to, without first asking to speak with your parents.
This powerful document lets a trusted adult care for an underage student and make decisions for them, like picking them up from school or going to the doctor, if a parent were to be taken by ICE.
What is the "CAREGIVERS AUTHORIZATION AFFIDAVIT"
Why: This form is backed by California Family Code Sections 6550–6552 and can be used without going through a court. It ensures your child’s care continues smoothly in emergencies, aligning with AB 699’s goal of protecting students' access to school and stability.
Pro-Tip: Have the caregiver carry a copy and give one to the school. No need for notary publics and the person who will be taking care of the student fills this out. Make sure your emergency contacts are updated as well.
You are in the main office when ICE agents show a judicial warrant to the front office staff with a students name. What is the front office's next steps:
a. Call the student to the front office.
b. Review that the form is correctly filled out and have the principal bring the student to the front office.
c. Notify the principal and/or other leadership staff who will then contact the school district for next steps.
d. No one of the above
What is "C. Notify the principal and/or other leadership staff who will then contact the school district for next steps."
Why: Your school is not an ICE checkpoint and staff are not acting as attorneys. The state of California has asked each school to immediately contact the school's district if ICE wants to talk to a student.
Pro-Tip: Ask your school to share with you their protocol to responding to on-campus ICE activity
What are some ways you can alert others if you see ICE in your community:
a. Create a "phone tree" text thread with your emergency contacts
b. Social Media: share online if you feel safe and comfortable to share what you see, the time and day it happened and where
c. Notify a "Rapid Response Network" hotline like Union del Barrio's (213-444-6562)
What is a, b, or c?
Why: Sharing this information gives your community an opportunity to make decisions on how to keep themselves safe.
Pro-Tip: Members of a rapid response team can confirm if the agents are conducting an immigration operation or not.
True or False:
ICE does not have permission to be anywhere near our school.
What is False?
Why: ICE is now allowed to be in "public spaces" like school parking lots and lobbies. However, ICE cannot enter "private areas" like classrooms and offices without a judicial warrant.
Pro-Tip: If you see ICE on campus, immediately enter a classroom and let a teacher or school admin know what you saw.
You're walking home from school and adults in unmarked cars wearing face coverings start asking you questions. This gets you thinking they might be ICE agents. What are your rights?
What is: I have the right to remain silent, the right to refuse to show ID, and the right to ask if I’m free to leave?
Why: SB 54 and the U.S. Constitution protect everyone—regardless of immigration status—from unlawful questioning and search. Plus, law enforcement shouldn't be questioning minors without getting permission from their parents first.
Pro Tip: Always share your location with a trusted person and immediately text your emergency contact. DO NOT RUN. Do your best to remain and calm and silent.