{"id":298636,"date":"2026-07-17T13:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/298636\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:55:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:55:36","slug":"world-cup-themed-know-your-rights-campaign-brings-immigration-resources-to-sunset-park-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/298636\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup-themed \u2018Know Your Rights\u2019 campaign brings immigration resources to Sunset Park \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

The familiar red and yellow cards of soccer took on a different meaning in Sunset Park on Wednesday, where volunteers handed commuters wallet-sized \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d cards instead of penalties.<\/p>\n

The Mayor\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Faiza N. Ali joined Council Member Alexa Avil\u00e9s and community organizations, including Mixteca, the Healing Center and Community Board 7, at a \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d canvassing event in Sunset Park on July 15. Volunteers distributed NYC World Cup Referee Kits, part of a citywide immigration resource campaign launched by the Mamdani administration in early June ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The kit includes two wallet-sized cards modeled after soccer\u2019s yellow and red card system. The yellow card lists MOIA\u2019s Immigration Legal Support Hotline, the city\u2019s NYC HOPE hotline for people experiencing domestic or gender-based violence or who have been victims of crime, and a reminder to call 311 to report labor violations. The red card outlines immigrants\u2019 rights during encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at home, in the workplace or in public spaces.<\/p>\n

Both cards are available in Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Bangla, Haitian Creole, Korean, Arabic, Polish, Urdu, French and Wolof.\n<\/p>\n

The city is using the excitement surrounding the World Cup to reach immigrant communities where they are gathering for watch parties at community centers, restaurants and public spaces, Ali told Brooklyn Paper. She said the campaign comes amid heightened federal immigration enforcement and the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s decision allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status protections for more than 1 million immigrants, including many Haitians living in New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to make sure that all New Yorkers understand what their rights are during this critical time, and using the World Cup as an opportunity to meet communities where they are,\u201d Ali said. She added that it is more important than ever to equip immigrant communities with accurate information amid widespread fear and confusion.<\/p>\n

\"\"The red card provides \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d information for encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers at home, in the workplace and in public spaces.Photo courtesy of the Mayor\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs \"\"The yellow card lists the Mayor\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs Immigration Legal Support Hotline, the NYC HOPE hotline for survivors of domestic or gender-based violence and victims of crime, and a reminder to call 311 to report labor violations.Photo courtesy of the Mayor\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs<\/p>\n

Ali urged immigrant New Yorkers to contact only the city\u2019s Immigration Legal Support Hotline, which connects callers with accredited legal service providers, warning that scammers often target vulnerable immigrant communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really critical that we direct them to the city\u2019s immigration legal support hotline,\u201d Ali said. \u201cIn moments like this, there\u2019s a lot of opportunity for fraud and for communities to be taken advantage of. You have people who make promises to give you immigration relief. If they\u2019re too good to be true, they probably are not true.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ali also stressed the importance of partnering with trusted community-based organizations such as Mixteca.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really important right now for New Yorkers to know that the city is out here, but so are their neighbors, and we\u2019re working alongside one another to make sure that New York City\u2019s immigrant community is protected,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

About 30 volunteers canvassed the 59th, 53rd and 45th Street R subway stations in Sunset Park, distributing more than 1,000 Spanish- and Chinese-language cards in about an hour, highlighting the demand for reliable immigration resources.<\/p>\n

\"\"Mayor\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Faiza N. Ali, Council Member Alexa Avil\u00e9s and representatives from Mixteca, the Healing Center and Community Board 7 participate in a \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d canvassing event in Sunset Park on July 15.<\/p>\n

Avil\u00e9s said her office receives daily reports of ICE sightings in the community, making \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d outreach more critical than ever. She said obtaining legal assistance quickly is essential after someone is detained because access to attorneys becomes much more difficult once people are transferred to immigration detention centers in states such as Texas or Louisiana.<\/p>\n

\u201c[ICE] is getting faster, and they\u2019re just pulling up in cars and just taking people and then leaving, so it\u2019s concerning, and people are very afraid,\u201d Avil\u00e9s said. \u201cWe need people to understand both what their rights are when they\u2019re home, what their rights are in their workplace, and also if they need support on immigration matters or even domestic violence matters as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Avil\u00e9s said many immigrants are living in fear but that canvassing events provide both practical support and reassurance that the community stands with them.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe presence also reminds folks that we keep each other safe, and we have neighbors that are looking out for each other,\u201d Avil\u00e9s said. \u201cWe are an immigrant community. We stand by immigrants. Our city is an immigrant city, and we\u2019re trying our best to provide information and support.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The familiar red and yellow cards of soccer took on a different meaning in Sunset Park on Wednesday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298637,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[584,98,100,99,113580,2035,9872,32576,2301,113581,33849,113582,111871,9,24,12,370,63,113583,7125],"class_list":["post-298636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-alexa-aviles","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-commissioner-faiza-n-ali","tag-ice","tag-immigrant-rights","tag-immigrant-communities","tag-immigration","tag-know-your-rights","tag-mayors-office-of-immigrant-affairs","tag-mixteca-brooklyn","tag-moia","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-newsletter","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-world-cup-referee-kits","tag-sunset-park"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}