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What would be your advice to undocumented immigrants to avoid I.C.E.? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago by IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Note: I am a US Citizen, so this isn't advice for me.

But hypothetically, if I met someone who is a refugee currently in the US, who would probably be jailed or executed if deported to their home country, what are some advice I could give as to their digital OPSEC?

Should they completely ditch using phones, but at the cost of not having constant communications tool to potentially receive notification I.C.E. activities?

What are your advice?

(Just want to gather the knowledge so one day I might be able to help someone)

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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Stop being avoidant, and make plans for when you’re caught so you & your family know what the steps will be. Go ahead and contact a lawyer.

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if some sort of "Dead Man's Switch" might be an appropriate solution for something like this? IIRC there are services that will send out messages to certain people if you don't log in for a set amount of time, so maybe something like that could be set up to email friends/family/a lawyer/the consulate of your home country or whoever in case you get snatched?

It probably won't be able to tell them where you are or what exactly happened obviously, but it could at least let people know something's up.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

It’s better than nothing, but I think it’s more prudent to discuss it, write down the plan, and consult an immigration lawyer.