What is the MV 4A (Fourth Amendment) Project?
The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, requiring warrants based on probable cause. It is fundamental to every individual’s right to privacy. ICE and other federal agencies are creating widespread fear and confusion. The MV 4A Project is part of a national movement to help defend immigrants and uphold the law by inviting businesses to become an MV 4A Workplace on Martha’s Vineyard.
An MV 4A Workplace uses protocols to:
✔ Secure private employee areas
✔ Identify invalid ICE warrants
✔ Document unconstitutional actions
✔ Defend all workers, no matter their immigration status
Why Now?
- Unconstitutional searches and seizures are taking place across the country, including in Massachusetts.
- These arrests are disrupting local economies, forcing some businesses to shut their doors, and causing hundreds of workers’ families to suffer the sudden loss of a primary income earner and caregiver.
- Thousands of workplaces depend on over 30 million foreign-born workers, and on the 48 million foreign-born consumers who spend $1.7 trillion and pay $652 billion annually in taxes.
- Illegal searches and seizures undermine public safety and may lead federal agencies to expand their warrant-less incursions into our private lives and further erode our Constitutional rights.
Why now information sourced from https://4thworkplace.org/about/.
Follow 5 Steps to become an MV 4A Workplace
Step 1: Sign up to be an MV 4A Workplace and Read the MV 4A Toolkit (in English) (em Português)
Step 2: Create a Fourth Amendment Workplace Protocol for your business and train employees (sample here in English) (exemplo aqui em Português)
Step 3: Create private and/or employee-only space using FREE provided signage
Step 4: Post a sign in the front entrance welcoming everyone and stating you know your Fourth Amendment rights
Step 5: Learn what a signed judicial warrant looks like and know your rights (in English), (em Português)
Disclaimer — Seek Legal Advice
This website offers general information. It is not legal advice. It is not tailored to your situation. Talk to a lawyer for advice and/or legal services.
Much of the information for this website came from open source Fourth Amendment campaigns, specifically Siembra’s 4th Amendment Works and Indivisible’s Signs of Solidarity.