Case 3:18-cv-00428-DMS-MDD Document 148-2 Filed 07/24/18 PageID.2466 Page 1 of 2 Notice of Potential Rights for Certain Detained Alien Parents Separated from their Minor Children On June 26, 2018, a federal court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in the case of Ms. L v. I.C.E., ---F. Supp. 3d---, 2018 WL 3129486 (S.D. Cal. June 26, 2018). You may be a class member who has rights under this lawsuit if: • • You are or were detained in custody by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and Your minor child was separated from you by DHS and is detained in the custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), ORR foster care, or DHS custody. If you are determined to be a class member: • • • • The government must reunify you with your child. You do NOT need to take any action to be reunified with your child. The government must reunify you by the following dates unless otherwise ordered by the Court: a. If your child is younger than 5 years old, he or she must be reunified with you by July 10, 2018. b. If your child is 5 or older, he or she must be reunified with you by July 26, 2018. You do NOT need to agree to removal from the United States in order to be reunified with your child. You may continue to fight your case. You should NOT be pressured to agree to removal in order to be reunified with your child. You are not a class member if: • • • • You were apprehended by DHS in the interior of the United States; You have a criminal history other than illegal entry; You have a communicable disease; A determination is or has been made that you are unfit or present a danger to your minor child. IMPORTANT: Even if you are not a class member, if you were separated from your children, you may still have a right to be reunified with your child, and should contact the lawyers in this case by phone or by writing a letter. If you have any questions about your potential rights, please contact the lawyers for the case at 646-905-8892 or write to the lawyers at this address: Ms. L. Class Counsel American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 Case 3:18-cv-00428-DMS-MDD Document 148-2 Filed 07/24/18 PageID.2467 Page 2 of 2 IMPORTANT Instructions: This information on this page must be read to the alien parent in a language that he/she understands. The Notice must be given to the alien parent at the same time as this form. The alien parent should indicate which option he/she is choosing by signing the appropriate box below. You DO NOT have to agree to removal from the United States in order to be reunified with your child. Even if you continue to fight your case, the government must still reunify you. IF YOU LOSE YOUR CASE AND THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO REMOVE YOU FROM THE UNITED STATES, you must decide at that time whether you want your child to leave the United States with you. Parent Name / Nombre de Padre:________________________________________________________ Parent A # / A # de Padre: ______________________________________________________________ Country of Citizenship / Pais de Ciudadania: ______________________________________________ Detention Facility / El Centro de Detención: _______________________________________________ Child(ren) Name(s) / Nombre de Hijo: ___________________________________________________ Child(ren) A # / A # de Hijo: ____________________________________________________________ CHOOSE ONE OPTION: _____ If I lose my case and am going to be removed, I would like to take my child with me. _____ If I lose my case and am going to be removed, I do NOT want to take my child with me. _____ I do not have a lawyer, and I want to talk with a lawyer before deciding whether I want my child removed with me. Certificate of Service I hereby certify that this form was served by me at________________________ (Location) on ___________________________ on _____________________________, and the contents of this (Name of Alien) (Date of Service) notice were read to him or her in the __________________________ language. (Language) ___________________________________ __________________________________________ Name and Signature of Officer Name or Number of Interpreter (if applicable)