Advocacy groups detail rights immigrants have after President Trump's plan for ICE raids

After signing several executive orders relating to border security, President Donald Trump's plan for several raids on Tuesday did not come to fruition but in an abundance of caution, several advocacy groups are making sure immigrants know what options they have.

A press conference was held on Wednesday in Miami by the Florida Immigration Coalition and other groups to detail the rights and resources immigrants have available if they feel threatened by immigration officers who visit their homes or workplaces.

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During the conference, group members outlined how anybody in the U.S., regardless of legal status, has Constitutional rights, including the 5th Amendment right to remain silent and the right to have an attorney if you are arrested.

If someone is detained, they can ask why, and they or their belongings cannot be searched without probable cause or consent.    

“Always ask for a warrant if law enforcement or immigration agents ask you to open the door to your home,” said AJ Hernandez With Americans for Immigrant Justice.

That warrant, she said, has to be signed by a judge and it can be slipped under the door or shown through the window.

"We know throughout history, over time, the best defense is each other, and so we want to also ask the community to seek out organizations like ourselves that work to give you trusted information and to be in community with each other so that we can come up against anything that may come, said Ariel Sepulveda, director of campaign organizing at FLIC.

One tool that immigrants can use, officials said, is to designate their power of attorney. This will allow the person to manage their finances and assist with child care and elderly care in the event someone is placed in detention or is deported.

“Some people think it’s just going to be targeting criminals, it is not,” said Tessa Petit with FLIC.

Immigrant advocates are fearful federal agents will come after all undocumented people, especially following new information from the Department of Homeland Security that sensitive locations like schools and churches are not off limits.

On Fox News, Trump’s Border Czar said they’re focusing on the worst public safety threats first but also added an exception.

"There is nothing in immigration law that says you can’t be convicted of a serious crime to be removed under the INA, so if you’re in the country illegally, ICE can visit you,” Tom Homan said.

NBC6 spoke to a man who is concerned.

"I tried, I tried to do my papers,” he said.

The man wished to remain anonymous and said he has been in the community for 25 years while being undocumented.

"They say it’s very complicated right now,” he said.

Life in the U.S., especially in Florida, for many people keeps getting harder.

He said fear is now pervasive with the onslaught of new immigration orders by the Trump administration. 

According to the Associated Press, the Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration.

The administration also shut down the White House's Spanish-language page and related social media accounts.