With permission from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), SAAPRI has adapted their nationally recognized Know Your Rights Red Cards by translating them into 10 South Asian languages, including Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The red cards give examples of how people can exercise these rights. However, they do not provide individualized legal advice. Community members are encouraged to check in with a trusted legal service provider for questions about their situation.
These wallet-sized cards provide critical guidance for what to do when approached by immigration or law enforcement officers. One side is written in the community member’s native language, while the other side remains in English—to be handed to officers in real-time situations.
What makes this initiative unique?
- Community-centered: SAAPRI led a collaborative effort involving native speakers and trusted volunteers to review and refine each translation.
- Accessible: We focused on making the content culturally relevant, easy to understand, and printable for everyday use.
- Action-oriented: These cards will be distributed for free at legal clinics, cultural events, places of worship, and community centers across the region.
Download and print the Red Cards below at home using regular paper.
Help us protect immigrant rights by supporting the printing of multilingual Red Cards for South Asian communities.
At a time when immigrant communities face heightened uncertainty and risk, it is more important than ever to ensure that everyone—regardless of language—has the tools to assert their rights.
We were able to print an initial batch using early donations—but demand is growing, and we need your help to reach more people.
Your donation directly supports:
- Printing thousands of cards in multiple languages
- Distributing them to those most in need
- Raising awareness about constitutional rights in immigrant communities
$35 = Print run of 500 cards in one language
$70 = 2,000 cards for high-demand languages like Hindi or Gujarati
$250 = Helps fund cards in 4+ South Asian languages.
Every dollar goes directly to printing and distributing these cards where they’re needed most.