Personal Risk Assessment

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Given the constantly changing immigration and ICE landscape, risk assessment is not a fixed, but dynamic process. Here are some factors to consider when trying to assess your vulnerability to immigration enforcement:

Immigration status: It can be helpful to think about the risk of immigration enforcement on a continuum, with US-born citizens at the least risk and undocumented people at the highest risk, and naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents, people with temporary legal status, and under-documented people between.

*Adapted from University of Michigan Grad Workers document

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Highest risk					Lowest risk
Undocumented people	Under-
documented people	Temporary legal status	Legal permanent residents	Naturalized citizens	US-born citizens

In addition, consider whether you need to renew your visa and/or passport soon.
Racial profiling: White Europeans and Canadians are not immune from immigration enforcement, but the federal government is escalating its targeting of BIPOC and/or Muslim people.
Home country: You may be at higher risk if the US government is politically, economically, and/or militarily targeting your home country (e.g., most countries in the Middle East and North Africa, China, South Asia, Latin America). In addition, your risk may be higher if your home country is majority Muslim or pursues socialist and/or anti-imperialist policies (e.g., Venezuela).
US genocide of Palestinians: The US government is openly targeting anyone who has stood in solidarity with Palestine and against the US-Zionist genocide of Palestinians.
- If you have been doxxed and/or placed on a blacklist over your solidarity with Palestine, you are at high risk for immigration enforcement. Far-right groups like Canary Mission and Betar are compiling lists that they are sending to the Trump Administration.
- Being quoted in news articles; having written op-eds or spoken out on social media; or even reposted things about Palestine all increase the risk of immigration enforcement. For instance, the State Department has begun **revoking** student visas based on **AI reviews** of peoples’ social media accounts.
- Having published research or won public grants for work on Palestine may also increase the risk of immigration enforcement.
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ICE Watch: Siembra NC hotline (877)-395-3094

Non-Urgent Legal Intake:
- CWS Durham: (415) 861-7444
- PalLegal: palestinelegal.org/intake </aside>