In an effort to build relationships and empower community members lacking permanent legal status, the Whatcom County Public Defender’s Office and Community to Community will co-host an immigration rights event this week.
The “Know Your Rights” event, which will include volunteer attorneys and Spanish, Mam and Mixteco language interpreters, is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, at Community to Community’s gathering space, 1295 E. Bakerview Road in Bellingham. Community to Community is a local nonprofit led by and for farmworkers focused on immigration rights and food sovereignty.
The event will have presentations on noncitizen rights that are included in both the U.S. and Washington state Constitutions, as well as focus on two state laws that prohibit local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and others from working with federal agencies for the purposes of immigration enforcement.
Presenters will also role-play scenarios and discuss steps noncitizens can take to decrease their chances of having adverse contact with Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection. Food will also be served.
“Under the Constitution, there are certain rights that everyone has regardless of immigration status,” said Rosario Daza, an immigration attorney who helped bring the county public defender’s office and Community to Community together. The...
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