Resource-Category: Know Your Rights

Rights and Planning Guide

Know Your Rights | April 16, 2019

The enclosed Rights and Planning Guide (“the Guide”) was created to help individuals and families who are facing potential detainment or removal/deportation. The Guide is intended to be used as … Continue reading "Rights and Planning Guide"

Disaster Relief Available for our Immigrant Communities

Know Your Rights | March 30, 2019

Many of our community members are facing uncertainty due to the recent flooding’s across the Midwest. This includes our immigrant neighbors. Determining whether immigrant families affected by the recent flooding … Continue reading "Disaster Relief Available for our Immigrant Communities"

Know Your Rights: Intensive Supervision Appearance Program

Know Your Rights | October 19, 2018

What is the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP)? The Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) is an alternative to a detention program. If Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) determines that an … Continue reading "Know Your Rights: Intensive Supervision Appearance Program"

January Is Human Trafficking Awareness Month…But What Is Human Trafficking?

Education Know Your Rights | January 19, 2018

Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery where traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to compel a victim to provide sex acts and/or labor services. This description seems simple … Continue reading "January Is Human Trafficking Awareness Month…But What Is Human Trafficking?"

Knowing Your Rights and Leveraging Your Power as a Worker Part II

Know Your Rights | June 15, 2017

This know-your-rights series references Iowa and Nebraska law to educate the immigrant worker population and its allies on various topics such as immigrant workers rights, ways to secure worker rights, sexual harassment and assault at the workplace, and how to make administrative complaints about violations.

Knowing Your Rights and Leveraging Your Power as a Worker Part I

Know Your Rights | March 8, 2017

This know-your-rights series references Iowa and Nebraska law to educate the immigrant worker population and its allies on various topics, such as immigrant workers rights, ways to secure worker rights, sexual harassment and assault at the workplace, and how to make administrative complaints about violations.