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Your Rights and Responsibilities

Your Rights and Responsibilities

As a non-citizen, it is important to know that an arrest, charge, or conviction could impact your current and future immigration status, future applications for immigration benefits, and your interactions with immigration and consular officials. 

It is important for international students and scholars to know your rights if you encounter law enforcement, while remaining calm and respectful.  Interactions can happen in a number of contexts including traffic stops, protests and demonstrations, or at the airport with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

In addition to the potential impact to U.S. immigration status, you should consider possible consequences in your home country. If you have an interaction with law enforcement you should contact your OVIS advisor to understand the possible implications to your immigration status. OVIS can also provide you with a referral to an outside immigration attorney for legal advice. 

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

Here are some helpful Know Your Rights resources to familiarize yourself with your rights as a non-citizen.

  1. National Immigration Law Center
  2. ACLU "Know Your Rights"
  3. Know Your Rights: Red Cards 
  4. Know Your Rights: At the Airport 
  5. Know Your Rights: If Arrested or Detained 

If you are detained by immigration or other law enforcement officials:

  • Do not make false or inaccurate statements or provide false documents  
  • Call a family member and/or your attorney if you have one
  • Call Dartmouth Department of Safety and Security:  603-646-4000

DARTMOUTH INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES

Dartmouth institutional policies to be aware of:

A complete listing of Dartmouth policies can be found on the Policy Portal.

U.S. AND STATE LAWS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

U.S./NH laws and policies to know about: