Know Your Rights

Everyone has basic rights under the U.S. Constitution and civil rights laws. Click on the links below to learn what rights you have, how to exercise them, and what to do when your rights are violated.

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Know Your Rights
Jan 30, 2024
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Know Your Rights: General Immigrants' Rights

Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
Know Your Rights
Jan 30, 2024
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Know Your Rights: Immigration Enforcement and Warrants

To enter and search your house or non-public areas of a business, ICE needs a valid judicial warrant issued by a court and signed by a judge. Learn how to identify the correct warrant.
Know Your Rights
Aug 23, 2023
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Know Your Rights: K-12 Teachers and Staff

Know your rights when teaching and working at a school.

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Know Your Rights
Sep 03, 2025
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Know Your Rights: Electronic Device Searches During Travel

Know your rights if government agents try to search your electronic devices while traveling.
Know Your Rights
Aug 25, 2025
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Immigrant Students' Rights and School Responsibilities

Immigrant students have a right to public education, and schools have responsibilities to uphold these students' rights.
Know Your Rights
Feb 20, 2025
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Know Your Rights: Talking to People About Their Rights

You have the right to share truthful, lawfully obtained information about law enforcement and tell people about their legal rights.
Know Your Rights
Feb 20, 2025
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Know Your Rights: Customs and Border Patrol and the 100-Mile Border Zone

All of Maine is within 100 miles of the border, meaning CBP has broad authorities. Know your rights with CBP in Maine.
Know Your Rights
Nov 25, 2024
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Know Your Rights: Video Series for Interacting with Immigration Agents

Know Your Rights in motion: Watch this ACLU video series to know your rights when interacting with ICE in English, Español (Spanish), اُردُو (Urdu), العَرَبِيَّة (Arabic), Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole), Pусский (Russian), 普通话 (Mandarin).
Know Your Rights
Jan 30, 2024
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Know Your Rights: Experiencing Homelessness in Maine

People experiencing homelessness are increasingly harassed and criminalized for trying to survive in public spaces. But when a person loses their housing, they retain their legal rights and freedoms.
Know Your Rights
Jan 30, 2024
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Know Your Rights: Filing a Grievance While Incarcerated and the Prison Reform Litigation Act

Know your rights if you are currently incarcerated and believe your civil rights were violated.
Know Your Rights
Jan 30, 2024
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Know Your Rights: Medication-Assisted Treatment in Maine Jails and Prisons

People incarcerated in Maine jails and prisons have the right to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for treatment of substance use disorder.
Know Your Rights
Jan 30, 2024
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Know Your Rights: Law Enforcement at the Airport

Learn about your rights when encountering law enforcement at the airport.