THE LIU LAW, INC.
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San Gabriel, CA 91776
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KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS WHEN STOPPED OR DETAINED BY IMMIGRATION AGENTS
Avoid local immigration checkpoints (Check list and map). But if you happen to come across a border checkpoint and stopped, see below.
1. If you wish to remain silent, tell the agent.
2. Stay calm and do not run away.
3. You do not have to consent to a search of yourself or your car if you are stopped in your car.
4. When stopped in a car, upon request, show the immigration agent your driver』s license, registration, and proof of insurance.
5. You have the right to remain silent when asked about your immigration status. You do not have to answer questions about whether you are a U.S. citizen, or the method of which you entered the country. (Separate rules apply at international borders and airports and if you are a tourist or business traveler.)
6. If you are not a U.S. citizen and have valid immigration papers, you should show it to the immigration agent if requested.
7. Never lie about your citizenship status or provide false documents to the agent.
8. When immigration agents take you into custody, you have a right to remain silent, a right to an attorney, but the government does not have to provide you with one.
9. Never sign any document without talking to a lawyer.
10. Write down everything you remember including the agent』s badge number, any witness information you can get, and take pictures of any injuries you might have sustained that requires medical attention.
List of Permanent Checkpoints
California
· San Clemente - located 7 miles south of San Clemente on Interstate 5. --33°21′9.47″N 117°31′32.26″W
· Temecula - located 24 miles north of Escondido on Interstate 15. -- 33°26′48.81″N 117°08′5.18″W
· Highway 79 - located 1 mile west of Sunshine Summit.
· I-8 West - located 3 miles east of Pine Valley on Interstate 8. --32°47′50.41″N 116°29′47.28″W
· Highway 94 - located 24 miles east of San Diego on California State Route 94. -- 32°39′50.81″N 116°49′6.76″W
· Highway 78/86 - located just south of the intersection of California State Routes 78 and 86 on northbound side. -- 33°07′29.90″N 115°51′17.13″W
· Highway 111 - located between Niland and Bombay Beach. -- 33°21′37.42″N 115°38′41.47″W
· Highway S2 - located 7 miles north of Ocotillo and I-8 in eastern San Diego County on S2 (Imperial Hwy/Sweeney Pass Road) between I-8 and State Route 78
Arizona
· I-8 East - located 15 miles east of Yuma on Interstate 8. --32°39′35.44″N 114°21′50.26″W
· I-19 heading North from Nogales just north of Tubac. --31°39′41.75″N 111°03′40.27″W
· Arivaca Road Heading Northeast through Amado, located near mile marker 22 --31°43′33.8″N 111°04′46.8″W
· AZ Hwy 286 heading North from Sasabe to Three Points. --31°49′41.9″N 111°25′29.2″W
· AZ Hwy 86 Heading East, off the TO reservation, before three points --32°03′52.9″N 111°22′29.9″W
· Indian Highway 15 North of Sells near Kahatk. --32°33′03.4″N 111°55′44.8″W
· AZ Hwy 90 heading north from Whetstone to Benson --31°44′57.53″N 110°20′58.86″W
· AZ Hwy 80 heading north from Tombstone to Benson (at junction with AZ 82 west) --31°44′57.28″N 110°5′51.38″W.
· AZ Hwy 95 heading north from Yuma to Quartzsite 53.4 mi N of Yuma 33.259464, -114.243200 [13]
· AZ Hwy 85 located 4.7 miles south of Why --32°12′08.7768″N 112°45′32.9724″W
· AZ Hwy 85 located 18.4 miles south of Gila Bend --32°42′52.9632″N 112°50′31.2972″W
New Mexico
· I-10 West — located 22 miles west of Las Cruces on Interstate 10, between mile markers 120-121. --32°15′01.43″N 107°07′15.99″W
· I-25 North — located 23 miles north of Las Cruces on Interstate 25. --32°35′49.6″N 106°56′41.6″W
· U.S. 70 East — located 15 miles southwest of Alamogordo on U.S. Route 70, between mile markers 198-199. --32°45′55.34″N 106°10′54.26″W[14]
· Alamogordo — located 30 miles south of Alamogordo on US Route 54, between mile markers 40-41. --32°31′42.97″N 106°1′42.08″W
· NM Highway 11 — located 22.6 miles south of Deming on NM Hwy 11, between mile markers 12-13. --31°57′52.01″N 107°40′45.09″W
· NM Highway 185 — located 13 miles northwest of Radium Springs on NM Hwy 185, between mile markers 25-26. --32°36′11.63″N 107°1′17.45″W
Texas
· U.S. Route 62 – 33 miles east of El Paso. --31°49′34.6″N 105°55′04.8″W
· Sierra Blanca - located 5 miles west of Sierra Blanca on Interstate 10. --31°11′29.84″N 105°25′46.83″W
· Eagle Pass - located 11 miles east of Eagle Pass on U.S. Route 57. --28°47′50.45″N 100°22′5.34″W
· Eagle Pass/Carrizo Springs - located 30 miles West Southwest of Eagle Pass, Texas on U.S. Route 277. --28°37′32.6640″N 100°03′32.6016″W
· Brackettville/Uvalde - located 60 miles east of Del Rio, Texas on Highway 90. --29°12′57.9024″N 99°56′32.8452″W
· Laredo - located 29 miles north of Laredo on Interstate 35. --27°54′17.85″N 99°23′37.59″W
· Laredo 83 - located 35 miles north of Laredo on Highway 83. --27°59′13″N 99°31′39″W
· Freer - located 16 miles west of Freer on U.S. Route 59. --27°46′26.79″N 98°50′44.09″W
· Oilton - located 6 miles east of Oilton on Highway 359. --27°26′35.72″N 98°53′14.75″W
· Falfurias - located 14 miles south of Falfurrias on U.S. Highway 281. --27°1′29.71″N 98°8′18.39″W
· Sarita - located 14 miles south of Sarita on U.S. Route 77. --27°0′58″N 97°47′39″W
· Hebbronville - located 1 mile south of Hebbronville on TX 16 S --27°16′58.7136″N 98°41′36.3840″W
· Hebbronville - located 50 yards south on FM 1017 at "T" intersection of Highway 285. --27°17′48.3108″N 98°39′46.9872″W
· Alpine - located 10 miles south of Alpine on Texas State Highway 118. --30°11′54″N 103°34′46″W
· Brownsville - located on Boca Chica highway leading to Boca Chica Beach --25°55′24.6″N 97°22′18.8″W
· Marfa - located 4.5 miles south of Marfa on U.S. Route 67 --30°15′06.43″N 104°02′57.88″W