Fourth Amendment Toolkit for Organizations
- Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
- Mar 25
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 26
The Trump administration is prioritizing the mass deportation and incarceration of immigrants over the coming years. While advocates and organizations must remain zealously committed in their work to defend immigrant communities, they must also ensure that they protect themselves from the threat of retaliation from both state and federal actors.
On January 28, 2025, the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (the Center) held a training on 4th Amendment Rights for Organizations to help empower advocates and organizations that support and work alongside immigrants so they can better protect themselves throughout the fight ahead. By shoring up best practices and preparation for interactions with immigration and/or law enforcement, organizations can help protect their missions, members, and their vital work. Informed by the training, the Center developed the toolkit below to help advocates and organizations stay prepared and informed.
This toolkit outlines essential definitions that you and your organization can learn from to protect yourself if you encounter immigration officials at your office or workplace. This toolkit includes actionable items to help execute your organization’s protection plan. A list of additional resources is provided at the bottom to help you understand your organization’s rights and responsibilities with immigration enforcement.
This toolkit is intended as a starting point to provide general information useful to mission-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit and grassroots organizations; it does not provide legal advice.