Hahn Requests Know Your Rights Info for Immigrants be Displayed Throughout Metro System
February 13, 2025
Los Angeles, CA – Yesterday, Chair of the Metro Board of Directors and LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn sent a letter to Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins requesting that Metro work with LA County’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to make “Know Your Rights” information and resources available to riders who are immigrants throughout the Metro system. Amid intensified immigration enforcement actions nationwide, Hahn wants Metro to help inform riders about the rights they have during interactions with ICE or law enforcement agents, including the right not to open their doors and the right to consult a lawyer before signing documents.
“Immigrants make vast contributions to our communities and to LA County’s economy. And many of them rely on Metro to do that. During this time of unprecedented fear and uncertainty for many immigrants, we can’t waste any time or leave any opportunity on the table when it comes to informing our riders who are immigrants about their rights,” said Hahn.
Hahn’s letter requests that Metro place easy-to-read information on immigrants’ rights in multiple languages on displays in Metro buses, trains, and station. It also calls on Metro to explore allowing that information to be distributed on Metro property or made available directly to riders.