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According to the Fifth Amendment on the U.S. Constitution, every person in the United States has the right to remain silent regardless of immigration status, according to Amagda Pérez, attorney and co-director of the UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
The sessions typically educate attendees on fundamental rights, such as the right to remain silent, the right to refuse consent for a search, and the appropriate steps to take if approached by ICE at home work, or in public.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Brafman’s attorney, the arrest report said, advised him to indulge in his right to remain silent rather than answer questions about the video.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
And teachers have the right to remain silent in the face of questioning, even from ICE agents.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
The sessions typically educate attendees on fundamental rights, such as the right to remain silent, the right to refuse consent for a search, and the appropriate steps to take if approached by ICE at home work, or in public.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Brafman’s attorney, the arrest report said, advised him to indulge in his right to remain silent rather than answer questions about the video.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
And teachers have the right to remain silent in the face of questioning, even from ICE agents.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Right to remain silent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20to%20remain%20silent. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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