Whether you’re a U.S. citizen, a green card holder, a student on a visa, or undocumented, you have legal rights.
Below you will find resources for advocates, service providers and allies who want to help ensure that immigrants know their rights in different contexts.
MIRA provides “know your rights” trainings for groups. Right now, we are only providing virtual trainings for advocates and service providers, and limited in-person trainings for communities. You can fill out this form to request one.
Upcoming Know Your Rights Trainings
- Know Your Rights – Thursday January 9, 2025 from 12-1pm – register here
- Know Your Rights – Thursday January 16, 2025 from 12pm-1pm – register here
- Train the Trainer: Know Your Rights Workshops – Tuesday January 7, 2025 at 11am-12pm – register here
This training will be focused on best practices in sharing Know Your Rights information in your community. We will review the nuts and bolts of putting together a KYR presentation, models for delivering the information, and how to handle tough questions. Participants should watch the recorded Know Your Rights training on our website, as substantive information on KYR topics will be provided in that training that will not be covered in detail in the Train the Trainer session.
These trainings are in English, but additional multilingual trainings will be scheduled soon!
Know Your Rights Materials
- Recorded Know Your Rights Presentations
- English (MIRA 12.2024)
- Kreyòl ayisyen (MIRA 12.2024) & Kreyòl ayisyen (produced by IFSI 12.2024)
- Español (MIRA 12.2024)
- Português (MIRA 12.2024)
- Slides for a community presentation (notes for presenter coming soon!)
- Know Your Rights handouts
- Know Your Rights cards (ILRC)
- English
- Español
- Português
- Kreyòl ayisyen
- Additional languages can be found here
Family Preparedness
- English
- Español
- Português
- Kreyòl ayisyen
- Additional information and resources (multilingual): https://www.masslegalhelp.org/immigration/know-your-rights/planning-family-emergency
Know Your Rights Posters to display at your organization (coming soon)
- English 11×17″; English 18×24″
- Español 11×17″; Español 18×24″
- Português 11×17″; Português 18×24″
- Kreyòl ayisyen 11×17″; Kreyòl ayisyen 18×24″
Immigration Scams / Notario Fraud Information
- Handout
- Videos
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In addition, many other organizations have created helpful Know Your Rights Materials. We will be adding more of these resources here in the coming days!
- Immigration Resources from MA including:
- Guidance for MA educators
- Guidance for employers
- Advocates’ Preparation Checklist / Lista de Preparativos para Defensores
- Guidance for food pantries
- Information on privacy protections in federal benefits programs
- KYR Resources from MassLegalHelp.org
- KYR Resources from the Immigrant Defense Project
- USAHello 2025 Immigration Policy Guide
- More coming soon!