Fultondale police confirmed to 米兰体育 13 that officers were called in as backup for an ICE raid. Several people were arrested and taken away, but their charges remain unclear. "There's a lot of fear and panic in the community right now," said Allison Hamilton, director of the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice. "And unfortunately, it seems to be getting worse every day."She said she has already heard of ice raids in the area. "When there is somebody in a home who has a criminal record, if ICE comes in for them, they will often take other people in the home if they think they're undocumented," Hamilton said. "And generally, what they rely on is either the language that they speak or how they look 鈥� racial profiling."It's why Hamilton said it is important for those who come into contact with ICE agents to know their rights. "You need to not open the door and ask them to either slide the warrant under the door or hold it up to a window where you can really evaluate that warrant," Hamilton said. "Not only should it be signed by a judge, but it needs to have the address of your home on it and your name on it if they're wanting you to come outside."And if agents come anyway, here is Hamilton's advice. "It's very important if you're there to be like, I do not consent," Hamilton said. "I want to remain silent. I'm not answering your questions. I don't consent to your search to be very clear with them that this is not okay with you."Hamilton said this education could prevent someone from being unlawfully detained. "We have rights in this country that are not limited to citizens," Hamilton said. "It's really important that everyone who lives here know about them."米兰体育 13 has learned Birmingham City Schools is preparing guidance to give principals and families by the end of the week. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Fultondale police confirmed to 米兰体育 13 that officers were called in as backup for an ICE raid. Several people were arrested and taken away, but their charges remain unclear.
"There's a lot of fear and panic in the community right now," said Allison Hamilton, director of the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice. "And unfortunately, it seems to be getting worse every day."
She said she has already heard of ice raids in the area.
"When there is somebody in a home who has a criminal record, if ICE comes in for them, they will often take other people in the home if they think they're undocumented," Hamilton said. "And generally, what they rely on is either the language that they speak or how they look 鈥� racial profiling."
It's why Hamilton said it is important for those who come into contact with ICE agents to know their rights.
"You need to not open the door and ask them to either slide the warrant under the door or hold it up to a window where you can really evaluate that warrant," Hamilton said. "Not only should it be signed by a judge, but it needs to have the address of your home on it and your name on it if they're wanting you to come outside."
And if agents come anyway, here is Hamilton's advice.
"It's very important if you're there to be like, I do not consent," Hamilton said. "I want to remain silent. I'm not answering your questions. I don't consent to your search to be very clear with them that this is not okay with you."
Hamilton said this education could prevent someone from being unlawfully detained.
"We have rights in this country that are not limited to citizens," Hamilton said. "It's really important that everyone who lives here know about them."
米兰体育 13 has learned Birmingham City Schools is preparing guidance to give principals and families by the end of the week.
