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#206 Wrongful Conviction Podcasts PSA - What to Do When Stopped by the Police (Immigration Status) · Wrongful Conviction

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  Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Jason Flamm and I'm the host of Wrongful
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  Speaker 1: Conviction with Jason Flamm.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm Robbia Jaudry, attorney and co host of Undisclosed.
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  Speaker 2: So today we want to talk to you about your
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  Speaker 2: rights and how they relate to interactions with the police,
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  Speaker 2: especially if your immigration status is a little sketchy.
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  Speaker 1: Now, immigration law is a specialty of yours, Rabia, what
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  Speaker 1: do you want to tell undocumented people? What do they
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  Speaker 1: need to know when they're talking to law enforcement? This
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  Speaker 1: is so important, I think to all of us.
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  Speaker 2: First of all, remember you don't ever have to answer
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  Speaker 2: questions about your nationality or your immigration status. Just remember,
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  Speaker 2: regardless of your immigration status, it does not matter what
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  Speaker 2: your immigration status is. All the constitutional protections still apply
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  Speaker 2: to you in any kind of police interaction. You have
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  Speaker 2: the right to remain silent. That does not depend on
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  Speaker 2: your immigration status. You do not have to answer any
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  Speaker 2: questions at all. Just very clearly tell the police I
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  Speaker 2: have the right to remain silent. I'm exercising my right.
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  Speaker 2: If you're pulled over in a car, like anybody else,
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  Speaker 2: you want to roll down your window, provide the documents
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  Speaker 2: you've been asked for. You don't have to consent to
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  Speaker 2: a search of your personal belongings. You don't think that
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  Speaker 2: you have less legal rights in this arena if you
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  Speaker 2: are not documented, if you don't have legal status here,
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  Speaker 2: and if you don't consent to a search, let the
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  Speaker 2: cops know I do not consent to a search on
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  Speaker 2: my person or belongings. Do not, under any circumstance volunteer
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  Speaker 2: your immigration status. That's something for them to find out
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  Speaker 2: on their own. If you are being arrested, however, do
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  Speaker 2: not resist arrest. If you are an immigrant, it's really
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  Speaker 2: important to protect your legal rights because, as many of
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  Speaker 2: you know, any kind of legal repercussions can have a
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  Speaker 2: direct impact on your immigration status.
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  Speaker 1: Just because you're an immigrant doesn't mean that you don't
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  Speaker 1: have legal rights. You do. We want you to exercise
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  Speaker 1: them and stay safe out there. To learn more and
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  Speaker 1: get involved, listen to Undisclosed.
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  Speaker 2: And listen to Wrongful Conviction podcasts.
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  Speaker 1: These are your legal rights.
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  Speaker 2: Know your rights, understand your rights, and most importantly, exercise
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  Speaker 2: your rights.