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Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.

• MYTH: Crime rates go up when immigrants move in.
• FACT: Immigration is associated with lower crime rates, making communities safer. Immigrants are also less likely to commit crimes than native-born residents. The potential consequences of criminal behavior for an immigrant are significantly more serious than for a U.S. Citizen.

There are a lot of harmful myths about immigrants circulating right now. Some of the worst claims are coming out of Springfield, Ohio,
• MYTH: Haitian migrants living in Springfield, Ohio are in the United States illegally.
• FACT: Most Haitian migrants living in Springfield are living and working there legally under Temporary Protected Status. The U.S. government issues TPS to certain nationals whose countries are experiencing ongoing turmoil that makes their return dangerous or impossible. Haiti has been gripped by gang violence, political unrest, and devastating earthquakes in recent years, so many Haitians have been granted this legal temporary immigration status.