How are US Undocumented Immigrants Battling a Crackdown?

“We have rights.”

That’s the siren call of a new campaign in the US that gives undocumented immigrants common-sense advice on how to deal with immigration officers. The joint effort by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) follows a dramatic rise in the number of immigration arrests in 2017. 

On this episode of Al Jazeera’s “The Stream,” our Associate Vice President of Policy, Khalil Cumberbatch, joins a panel of experts to discuss the dramatic rise in immigration arrests, the treatment that undocumented immigrants often face from ICE, and how activism, technology and practical advice can provide support to affected communities.