A private security guard called Phoenix police on an immigrant-rights group handing out information at a federal immigration court in Phoenix, but officers declined to remove the activists, who argued they are engaging in constitutionally protected speech.
For months, volunteers have handed out small red cards to individuals who show up for their scheduled court date at the Phoenix Immigration Court, which is located within a private office complex in downtown Phoenix.
“We give people ‘know your rights’ cards so that they are aware of the rights they have in the United States, and then we go and silently observe the court cases,” said Beth Strano, executive director of the Borderlands Resource Initiative…