Know Your Rights Guide
Planned Parenthood is committed to civil rights, social justice, and reproductive rights for all. Immigrants are essential members of our communities. Immigrants are Planned Parenthood patients, Planned Parenthood volunteers, Planned Parenthood activists, Planned Parenthood supporters, and Planned Parenthood staff. Our country is better, stronger, and more vibrant because of immigrants.
We work to ensure patients feel safe when they visit Planned Parenthood health centers and that their privacy is protected, no matter their immigration status. We will not allow lawmakers to strip immigrant and refugee families of their health, rights, and humanity.
Attacks on Immigrant Rights
The Trump administration has launched attack after attack on immigrant communities. Increased anti-immigrant rhetoric and deportation raids contribute to a culture of fear that keeps people from getting the health care they need.
During his first administration, President Trump fought to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and take away protections for more than 800,000 immigrant youth. DACA gives immigrants who are undocumented the opportunity to go to school, get a driver's license, and get jobs with health insurance benefits. Undocumented immigrants have limited access to health insurance: in fact, half of undocumented adults are uninsured. And now in his second term, the Trump administration is already trying to strip away access to affordable health care for DACA recipients.
Additionally, Trump expanded “expedited removal” orders to deport people without due process and eliminated “protected areas” policies — allowing immigration officers to enter and conduct searches at sensitive locations, such as churches, schools, and health centers. Due to increased fear, immigrants and their families may be reluctant to seek the health care they need, which is why it is critical to know your rights.
Below you will find resources on how to exercise your rights, what to do if you are stopped by police, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, and how to connect with immigrant rights organizations for more information.
Immigrant Health Care Rights Guide
Planned Parenthood is here to ensure the rights of immigrant people and families are honored and respected. The following information is designed to raise awareness and protect your ability to get the care you need.
Conoce Tus Derechos (Spanish)
Download Spanish poster
Know Your Rights guide (English)
Download English poster
ICE and Your Rights
The videos below can help prepare you if you encounter police, ICE, or CBP. The best thing to do is make a plan with your family, practice saying your constitutional rights, and keep an immigration lawyer’s contact information handy.
Note: The information presented below is not intended to serve as legal advice, and we encourage you to consult with your local legal counsel.
We Have Rights: When ICE Is Outside Our Doors
Additional videos and resources from the We Have Rights campaign are available here; and available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Haitian Creole, and Urdu.
Be an Ally
Here’s a roundup of organizations you can support and follow to stand with immigrants:
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): defends the rights of all people
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United We Dream: the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation
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UndocuBlack Network: a multigenerational network that advocates for and supports undocumented Black people
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The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC): a grassroots organization that organizes Korean and Asian Americans to achieve social, economic, and racial justice
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Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI): an organization that helps Black immigrant communities advocate for racial and social justice
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The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF): an API women-led group that leads a national progressive, multi-issue movement
- The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA): a federation of LGBTQ Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations
- National Immigration Law Center (NILC): an advocacy group for immigrants and their family members
- Informed Immigrant: a network that connects you with immigrant rights and services groups in your state
- CASA: advocates for and expands opportunities for Latino and immigrant people in GA, MD, VA, and PA
- Hispanic Federation: serves as a national model for Latino social, political, and economic empowerment through advocacy work, community programs, and partnerships with more than 650 nonprofits across 42 U.S. states and territories
- Black Lives Matter: a global organization whose mission is to build local power and intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA): a national association of more than 15,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law
- Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM): a national coalition of grassroots organizations that fight for immigrant rights at the local, state, and federal levels
- Alianza Americas: a network of Latin American and Caribbean migrant-led organizations in the United States
- National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON): works to unify and organize day laborers to protect and expand their civil, labor, and human rights
- Haiti Advocacy Working Group (HAWG): coordinates advocacy efforts for effective and just disaster relief, reconstruction, and long-term U.S. development policy toward Haiti
- Interfaith Immigration Coalition: a coalition of faith-based organizations committed to enacting fair and humane immigration reform
- National Domestic Workers Alliance: works to win respect, recognition, and labor rights for nearly 2.5 million domestic workers who do the essential work of caring for our homes & loved ones