Know your post-disaster rights

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: from fema.gov, compiled by MADR

  • Shelters should not ask you for ID in order to access them. You have the right to seek safety and refuge in a shelter, regardless of your immigration status. 
  • Undocumented immigrants might not qualify for FEMA assistance but their children with citizenship do.
  • ICE should NOT be operating during the hurricane as it a state of emergency.

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