 Hello, that's lovely girl. Hi, my name is Sally Morna and I'm one of the legal fellows with CARES FBA. I'm here. Hi, so I'm Alayka. Good evening everyone. My name is Jeffrey Wink. I'm an attorney and the California Bar Foundation of Legal Fellow at CARES. And so, thank you for joining us today. What we're going to be doing is talking a little bit about some of your rights, specifically with reference to law enforcement and FBI. And then Jeffrey will also be discussing the rights that you have at the border. So when you're traveling through airport, those are really important rights to know of and to be mindful of. So before we start, we do want to mention a few things. Feel free to ask questions as we present. If anything is unclear or you need some more clarification, we're happy to provide that. Also know that after the presentation, we will have some time for Q&A. So feel free to ask us, but if you mention it, if it's a bit more specific, or maybe it contains some confidential information, we can talk further, or we can also give you a business card so that you can contact our office and speak with us there, just because this isn't so much of a confidential space. And also because we are being live streamed and recorded, so we want to make sure that we protect your identity and your confidential questions. Okay, so let's begin here. I think we have this all set up. So what we'll be covering today, like I mentioned, is the law enforcement interactions and the view rights at the border. So to start, if the FBI contacts you, typically we've seen often in the Muslim community, folks who are contacted or reached out by the FBI. And just because the FBI reaches out to you or comes knocking on your door or at work, that doesn't necessarily mean that that's happening because you've done anything wrong, or it doesn't mean that they've improved on something wrong. There could be a number of reasons. Oftentimes what happens is that they'll contact one person and then they'll have a conversation with them, and then that will lead to finding out information about someone else, and then they kind of just start to talk to more people in the community, and then all of a sudden you have 10 people from the city of Mosque who have been reached out to by the FBI. So just so you have yourself protected and your family protected, be sure to kind of follow these guidelines or providing for you if you do come in contact with the FBI. So the first thing to know is that it is actually dangerous to speak with the FBI for a couple of reasons. The first reason being that they can lie to us. So they can lie to us and provide false information or ask us questions, but we cannot lie to them. So even the smallest distinction in some information that you provide can actually lead to serious consequences for you and your family. So even if you make an innocent mistake, unfortunately, they hear something incorrectly or you say something correctly but they write it down incorrectly, that can still be considered a lie or misinformation and that can be used against you. So it's really important that you are mindful when you speak, if and when you speak with the FBI. So now we have an idea of what can go wrong when you talk to the FBI if we just know that we can't let them into our homes without an attorney present. And so then it begs the question, what rights do we have? So first off you do have the right to remain silent. What that means is that you don't have to speak with the FBI and in fact you have the, so you have this right to remain silent and to do that you just assert the right by saying I want to speak to a lawyer and remain silent. So those are the key, that's a key phrase. I want to remain silent and I want to speak with my lawyer. It's not enough to say I think I should have a lawyer or I think I want to talk to my attorney. I don't think I want to talk to you. Those sorts of statements are not enough to assert the right. You have to say I wish to speak with my attorney and I do not wish to speak with you or I wish to remain silent. And if you've already started talking, you can stop talking with the FBI at any time because you hold the power when you're speaking with the FBI. So even if you've already started a conversation briefly, you can and should cut it off as soon as possible. The second right that you have, the FBI cannot enter your home without a warrant, your permission, or an emergency. And there are several different types of emergencies such as if evidence is going to be destroyed or if they think someone is in danger. But typically if they're coming to your home to speak with you, it's not in those circumstances. And so you do not have to answer the door. And if you do, the best thing to do is to open the door, step outside and close the door behind you, but of course make sure that the door is not locked so you don't lock yourself out. But just so that they don't have a chance to look in or try to find anything, just so that you're protecting yourself, your family, and your home. Because you do have a reasonable expectation of privacy within your home. We want to make sure that you are protecting that at all times. So you can of course say, you can either say that you don't wish to speak with them or you can step outside, close the door and speak with them briefly or mention asserting these rights of remaining silent or speaking with your attorney. The third point, you should ask for the agent's contact information. So typically the FBI agents will carry around distance cards with them that has their name, email, what agency they're with, and all of these. And so what happens is that once you have that information, and be sure to get the information of all the agents that are there present, and then you can contact CARES for this possible. So what we'll do in those instances is that we will represent you and we will speak for the FBI on your behalf. And basically what we'll do is we'll ask what would you like to speak to our client about, what sorts of questions are you asking of them, and then we will contact you and kind of walk you through the process of whether you want to speak with them or not, or what form of information you want to provide to them, if at all. So of course that's all within your power, but certainly hold on to those business cards of all the people who are there and then contact CARES as soon as possible. And so the fourth right that you have is a right to counsel. And what that means is that you have a right to an attorney and you can assert that right, like I mentioned earlier by saying, I want to speak with my attorney. But the important thing to remember is that you don't need to have an attorney at the moment that you can contact with an FBI agent to assert that right. So if someone comes to my door, comes to my door and says, I'll talk to you, you know, and if I'm not an attorney, I say, well I want to speak with my attorney, please give me your business card. I can need to have an attorney at that time to assert that right. So if that happens, we should assert the right to counsel, assert the right to remain silent, and you don't have to let them into your home. And so in the event, hopefully you don't speak with the FBI, but in the event that you decide you do want to speak with the FBI, some things to be mindful of, certainly speak to your attorney or call CARE, call ALC, which is the Asian Law Caucus. We're also very close in communication with them to do this similar work. And just speak with them because if you speak to the FBI without legal representation, you can really expose yourself to some family, to some harm, and it can just put you in a sticky situation that we don't want you to be in. Always tell the truth if you're going to speak with an FBI agent because lying or making false statements is considered felony, and we want to make sure that we are protecting your rights and your liberties. Like I mentioned, they can lie to you, but you cannot lie to them, and even a small mistake can lead to a lot of serious consequences. The agent is not allowed to search your cell phone without a warrant or without your permission, and so if an officer tries to examine your cell phone, do not physically resist, but say, I do not consent to the search, I do not wish for you to look through my phone, I do not give you my permission. So making sure that you are asserting those rights because, again, they don't have the right to look through your phone without a warrant or without your permission. And if you do have a pending application for your immigration benefits or if the FBI references any pending application, you should consult with an immigration attorney first because there are different sorts of protections and other sorts of concept weapons to be mindful of when you're talking about immigration rights, immigration status, and the FBI. So a couple of takeaways from this first portion that I mentioned. First, it is dangerous to speak to the FBI alone, so be sure that if they come in contact with you, you stop the interaction as soon as you can. Secondly, it's dangerous to look them inside your home. You also have a right not to look them inside your home, so please be sure to serve that right. And third, it's really important to use the key phrases, I do not wish to speak with you, please give me your business card and I will have my attorney contact you. You should practice this at home or even write it on a postcard or on a piece of paper and put it by the door in case you forget the worst thing that could happen is that they do come to your door and all of a sudden we're blanking on what to say and how to be prepared, even though you were, you know, prepared and did come to this, to know your rights presentation. So if you can, definitely write that and let everyone in your home know so that you are not the only one that is the one to assert that right, anyone in the home can assert the right. So please be sure that you are practicing and you know the lines. And again, it's I wish to remain silent, my attorney will contact you, please give me your business card. So those three key things. So that was for the FBI, and this, for the FBI specifically, and this is the rights that you have with police or other federal agents. So you don't have to answer any questions if you're talking to the police, but just know that if you, but providing your identification information, if asked can really help you avoid arrest or for the harassment or any sort of consequences. Do not reach into your bags without telling the officer that you're about to do so. So for example, if you get stopped by the police, the most important thing to do is to have both of your hands visible on the wheel. And once the officer comes and speaks to you, be very clear about what you are doing. So say things like, officer, I am taking my right hand and I am reaching into my bag to find my driver's license. So just verbalizing it seems really silly to have to say those things. But in order to protect you and your life and basically essentially with what we've seen in the news with unnecessary killings, we want to make sure that we are taking all the precautions that we can to ensure that we are being as safe as possible. So be sure to mention what you're doing when the police officer is there. You know, I'm reaching my right hand into my purse to reach for my identification. So just being very explicit about that. Never give any false information or never assert any false identity. And how do you know if you're free to leave? You can just clearly ask, say, officer, am I free to go? Just asserting that question alone will let you know kind of where you stand if they need more information from you or whether you feel like you're being what they call detained. And certainly don't argue with the officer or run away even if you think you've done nothing wrong or even if you think this is an injustice, that can just lead to further consequences that we really want to try to avoid. Again, like I mentioned earlier, officers cannot search your cell phone unless they have a warrant or your permission until it applies to both the FBI as well as the police. If you're pulled over, definitely show a driver's license, registration, proof of insurance. Don't keep any suspicious looking items in the view of your car. Just if anything, put them in your trunk. Again, just trying to eliminate the number of reasons that the police can harass you is really important. And if you're home, if you're your home, and the police or the immigration officer asks you to enter again, you don't have to let them enter and it's probably best that you don't let them into your home. And you can talk to them through a closed door. And if they do have a warrant with them, the best thing to do is to ask to see the warrant. And so what you can do is have them put the paper right up against a window and you can read the warrant and you can locate the location. So it needs to be your address, the people to be searched. So if they're trying to search you, your name needs to be on there. And then it needs to be signed by a judge. So be sure to have, be sure that those elements are there. You can also have them slide under the door so you can review the warrant as well. So you have the right to review all of that if they do come with a warrant. But again, if they don't have a warrant, they don't have permission to enter your home. You have the right to remain silent and not be obligated to discuss your citizenship status and you don't have to answer any questions about where you were born. If you have a green card, you are required to present it to an immigration officer upon request. And just be sure you're not carrying false information to present to law enforcement. If you find yourself under arrest, the police have the right to search for the area around you and usually that's kind of like the wing, what they call your wing span. So anything immediately around you is what they can search. An officer should read you your Miranda rights before questioning you. If you watch any of those cop shows, you kind of know what that sounds like. You have the right to remain silent and if you say can it be used against you, that's really important for them to say to you if you are under arrest. And if you are under arrest and they don't provide you that Miranda right, then there are different sorts of consequences for that. They have earned you those rights. And finally, you have the right to ask for the officer's name and badge number. Again, this is very important because if there has been an injustice or they've harmed you in some way, having the information is really crucial so that care and other organizations that are here to help can identify and best serve you with that information in hand. I think that's all. Oh, one final thing. If you are under arrest, of course, be sure not to speak with the officers or your cousin. That's really important in any context but especially if you are under arrest. So that is all the portion that I have for law enforcement and FBI. Do I have any questions pertaining to those specifically? So I'm going to turn over to Jeff and he's going to give you some more information about your rights. Thank you so much, Sally. Can everyone hear me okay? Perfect. So, like Sally just mentioned the U.S. Constitution guarantees to every U.S. citizen an absolute, unqualified right to enter the United States. That means if you can prove you're American figure of the United States citizenship usually by showing a valid passport then the government must allow you to re-enter the country. However, government agents at the nation's borders enjoy more power than police officers working in the interior of the country. The Fourth Amendment protects Americans from random and arbitrary substance seizures but this basic constitutional protection is not quite as strong when we're talking about application at the border and what do I mean when I'm talking about the border? That's land borders between Canada and Mexico and also airports for international flights as well as sea ports when we're thinking about international cruises. Now, there's also I believe 15 airports in six different countries across the world some in Canada, Ireland the Caribbean and also the United Arab Emirates where U.S. Custom and Border Patrol they have a program called Pre-Clearance where travelers coming to the United States will actually be inspected by U.S. CBP prior to departing those airports or sea ports in the foreign country rather than when they come in here. But this doesn't mean that the border is a constitution free zone what rights people have at the border when traveling here and leaving the United States will generally depend on your citizenship or immigration status so your rights at the airport or at the border Custom and Border Patrol officers generally have the authority to ask about your immigration status and also they can ask questions to determine whether you're a U.S. citizen and whether you are who you really say you are and whether you enjoy to establish or establish your identity so if you're a U.S. citizen if you've presented your passport you don't have to answer any further questions that go beyond establishing your identity and citizenship status Border Patrol agents cannot actually stop you from entering the country even if you refuse to follow their commands or their request we've seen increasing number of incidents where CBP officers will request to unlock their phones provide their passwords or provide their social media accounts if you're a U.S. citizen you can refuse to comply and they can't prevent you from entering the country simply because you refuse to comply however just know that if you do refuse to answer these questions that might mean that you could re-entry into the country could be delayed or you could be sent for more inspection now some brief examples of the kinds of questions that CBP can't ask you about so they're allowed to ask you about your identity basically who are you and that's usually answered by showing them a valid U.S. passport if you are a citizen they're also allowed to see if you have a right to re-entry the country and that's usually also answered by showing that you have a valid U.S. passport if you're a naturalized citizen they might ask you some additional questions about your immigration history just to make sure it lines up with what was originally in your immigration paperwork and also CBP officers are allowed to ask about whether you've committed crimes while you went abroad or whether you're trying to bring anything legal into the country that's also permitted what is not allowed however is at the border they ask you questions about your religion your political opinions or personal questions those are not allowed now if you're a green card holder or a self-LPR on the slide it's right there if you're returning from what is called brief and innocent travel and I'll explain that in a little bit if you're returning from brief and innocent travel abroad and you present a valid green card then you must be allowed to come into the country again now brief and innocent travel that generally means less than 6 months to who so most immigration practitioners say no more than 6 months to the longest perhaps allowable might be a year but to be safe no trips abroad for more than 6 months at a time and innocent travel means no criminal issues either here or abroad it's also worth pointing out this is a good time to point out right now that previously people with old criminal convictions may have been able to travel without issue under prior presidential administrations but with the new current presidential administration these old criminal convictions could be an issue so it's recommended that if anyone is seeking to travel abroad and they have any criminal convictions it's best to consult with an immigration attorney before doing so now if you're a green card holder and at the border customs and border patrol alleges that you've violated the terms of your green card you have the right to see an immigration judge and you should assert that right you do not need to sign any documents that will renounce your green card, your LPR status only an immigration judge has the ability to revoke your green card no border patrol agent can do that but oftentimes they do try to get people to sign away their green cards because they'll try to get them to sign these long, complicated forms in English and not in the green card holder's native language so you want to be very cautious of that if that is the type of status that you hold now unfortunately for non-citizen visa holders foreign visitors to the United States have the fewest rights they may be denied entry to the country if they refuse to answer their officers questions or they refuse border patrol agents demands to unlock a digital device now if regardless of your immigration status whether you're a citizen, a green card holder or just a foreign visa holder you can always ask to speak to a supervisor if you are concerned about intrusive or excessive questioning that you were subjected to that go beyond establishing your identity and your citizenship so if say the border patrol agent asks about your religious practice or political beliefs or about your religious community those questions are intrusive and excessive those go beyond what's necessary than establishing your citizenship status you can always complain to a supervisor additionally you have options of after you leave the airport there's something called the transportation security administration have a passive travelers redress inquiry program that's called TRIP if you were harassed searched, detained or asked intrusive questions you can come to care and we can help you seek remedies through the TRIP program or also through the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties we can help you file a complaint too so what happens if you're stopped or searched upon entry or leaving the United States so like I mentioned earlier generally at the borders CBP officers may stop and detain any person and search any item at the border the law is actually unclear a little unclear about whether CBP has the power the CBP power to search extends to digital devices but in practice CBP says that it can and they often do search electronic devices even if there's nothing that's otherwise suspicious about your luggage now however there are some limits though especially here in what's called the ninth circuit the west coast CBP can only search for the sword on the device itself and not information that's stored in the cloud so digital information that's on the device itself they can actually go into what you might have stored in the cloud and also any search of a digital device has to be what they call manual search so they can't just go in there and use some special technical software to perform a more specific search of your entire device without having a warrant or more reason to believe that you committed a crime so generally they can it's recommended that you do not give CBP agents your password even if they do ask for it the law is actually a little unclear or unsettled in this area if the government can force you to give up your password individuals who might think that they might face this situation need to do a self assessment or some balancing because there are risks if you refuse to give them your password but there are also risks if you do end up giving them your password so what I mean by that is if let's say you are a non-citizen you're a non-citizen visa holder and you refuse to provide a password that could actually lead you from coming into the country at the CBP officer's discretion they are free to turn you away simply because you refuse to comply with their order even if you are a citizen if you refuse to unlock your device or provide a password CBP has the power to actually confiscate your device and I'll touch upon, I'll get into that more in a little bit however if you do choose to unlock your device that could open up some further consequences as well because unlocking the device could be seen as providing consent for the CBP officer to further search your electronic device and they've been known to take the device to clone it to or they might meddle with the information on it or they can go in there and look at your social media accounts your message history and that could lead to further questions so really it requires the individualized databases to assess your own like whatever information you might have and whatever risks you think might outweigh the convenience factors and I mentioned that refusal may lead to device confiscation by CBP generally Customs and word patrol policies do allow their officers to detain electronic devices for what they call a brief reasonable period of time to perform a search generally this is for no longer than five days although they can extend this period for I believe up to 15 days at a time I think with supervisor permission if this occurs if they do decide to confiscate your digital devices you should politely demand what's called a property receipt they should give you a property receipt saying like we have your device and there should be some instructions on there how and when to get it back if that happens though you can also come to care or other organizations like Asian Law Caucus for assistance with these sort of issues so what does this mean for us or for everyone in the community basically the right time to start protecting yourself and your digital privacy is before any trip you might take that's really key and you have to start protecting yourself before any trip that you might take and the level so I touched upon this a little bit before but the level of protection at the border and in airports really varies depending on a person's citizenship status and this is just a brief summary of what I just touched upon US citizens cannot be denied entry to the United States for any reason although refusal to comply with the regulations may lead to delays in the re-entry but ultimately they cannot bar you from coming back in green card holders similar they cannot be refused entry unless the travel was not brief and innocent now unfortunately for foreign visa holders they may be denied basically at the customs and border patrol officers discretion but there are definitely actual more concrete steps that all of us can take as travelers to protect our digital information now which steps you take might depend on how you balance risk versus convenience now for maximum safety there are definite steps such as or in recommendations such as not taking the primary electronic device used to communicate if possible you can try to get a burner device a cheap phone or a phone that's already been wiped free of the data and then you can buy a cheap SIM card wherever you're traveling to abroad and insert that into your old phone and hopefully then that can alleviate some problems same thing with laptops if you have a cheaper laptop with less information on it and that's sufficient for your purposes when you're traveling abroad I'd prefer to just to limit the amount of data that your data that the government might be able to access when you're coming through the borders a good but not so great option is back of your devices data to a cloud based service now there's for technical reasons that I'm not going to fully get into today you can upload data to a cloud and then try to completely erase what information is on your device before crossing the border but there's then some more tech savvy people in the audience might understand a little more about this but then you're dealing with problems of transmitting the data into the cloud and then you're dealing with encryption like trying to make sure it's secure when you're uploading and downloading again and again there's might be some more residual issues because the government does have the technology to be able to if say hypothetically they're able to get hold of your device and say they clone it there it is technology out there that can look at what files you may have deleted if files were not deleted properly so they're in a different risk too now if you're not able to do any of those what's better than nothing is when you're going through security put your phone on airplane mode and completely shut down your device completely power down your laptop that means don't put it in suspend don't put in hibernate but make sure you turn it all the way off and also have a password on there too if possible so what happens if you are if a CBP officer does give you an order to either say unlock your phone or provide a password now unfortunately like I mentioned earlier it's hard to predict what the consequences of either complying would be or refusing might be and that's really a question that each individual needs to reflect upon themselves what their immigration status is and balance the risk versus the convenience however if you do confine with an order to unlock a device or provide a password what you can consider doing is you can verbally tell an agent that you are complying under protest and also that you do not actually consent to their order to either give up the password or to unlock the device this won't stop them from this won't actually stop them from like taking your phone and or device and doing who knows what with it but if later on you do try to assert a legal challenge in court this could help defeat if the government tries to claim that oh you unlock the device for us or you provided the password will be so you consented saying verbalizing the sort of protest might be might do a little more in terms of helping overcome that potential defense and always when dealing with law enforcement always be firm be firm but also be polite some additional ways you can protect yourself before traveling do use strong passwords on your phones so avoid using biometric passwords I know a lot of people now and especially those with iPhone X as well it's really convenient to use a fingerprint or to do with face unlock but for both technical and for legal reasons the biometric passwords fingerprints and face recognition are a lot weaker are a lot weaker than actual like numerical or even or word based passwords so definitely avoid using biometric passwords and use strong passwords on your phones it's suggested that if you think your phone might be in danger of being confiscated and of course do this before you're actually at the airport have a backup of all the sensitive information phone numbers, critical phone numbers any photos and any other data you should also lock off your social media accounts on your devices before going through security put your phone in airplane mode when going through security and also and or power down your devices completely and not just let them in sleep mode so if unfortunately you are mistreated going through security some tips just try to keep these in mind at all times do not ever physically interfere that means resisting arrest or fight with any officers no matter how rude, how inconsiderate they are to you stay calm and respectful and these apply generally to any interactions with all sorts of law enforcement also do not lie to a border agent like Sally mentioned earlier it's a crime to make a false statement to a law enforcement officer who is asking questions as part of their job and if you can write down the officers name their badge number and any other identifying information that they may have with witnesses and try to get their contact information too so that they can corroborate your story touch a little bit upon wearing religious head coverings while traveling so and this is in the context of going through airport security you can assert your right to wear religious head covering but you might be asked to remove it before going through airport security screening if you do assert the right it might also might be subject to pat down so if that happens there's a right to request that the pat down be conducted by a person of the same gender and also that the pat down occur in a private area the government is required to give you a private screening by someone of your own gender as long as you ask for it now in the case that you don't want the officer to actually touch your religious head covering you must assert that you must refuse and actually tell them that you would prefer to pat down your own head covering but just know that afterwards the officers may try to swab or rub your hands with a small cotton cloth which they will then take the cotton cloth and put it in the machine to test for chemical residue generally officers may not conduct additional screening however so we based on race, national origin religion, gender and ethnicity and unfortunately there's also been cases where individuals traveling have been removed from flights not by the government but by the airlines and the carriers themselves the law here is that airline pilots may refuse to fly a passenger if they have reason to believe based on observation that the passenger is a threat to flight safety however the pilot can't actually refuse to allow you onto the flight because of the stereotypes or because of bias that might stem from religion, race national origin, ethnicity or political beliefs and returning to the United States if you're a US citizen or you're a green card holder and you're in a foreign country and you're trying to fly back to the United States but you've been denied the opportunity to board a flight due to apparent inclusion on a no-fly list or some other secret government watch list the government actually does have an obligation to help you return to the United States on a commercial flight there's quite a bit of secrecy surrounding no-fly lists the criteria for inclusion are often broad and vague some of the reasons that people might know that they're on a no-fly list or a watch list is if they've been denied a chance to check in for a flight that they've already booked or purchased tickets for or they are denied access to print boarding passes in some cases also when people have had their bank accounts closed randomly that might hint towards a larger scheme that they've been put on some sort of list where you can seek help from organizations like CARE and also seek help from organizations like Asian Law Caucus too alright so one of the final things we want to touch on is making charitable donations and CARP and its impact on CARP so CARP stands for the controlled application review and resolution program and basically what happens there is that people in the community have been put on this list and essentially if there is any similarity between this list that they have based on things such as national security concerns what will happen is that then if someone is applying for nationalization citizenship being put on this CARP program essentially will slow down the process of your immigration procedures so its not a crime for you to make any charitable donations to any organizations unless the organization has been designated as a terrorist organization under specific federal laws or if you know you yourself know that the donations you are making are going to further a terrorist activity as defined under federal law so again its not against its not a bad idea to make donations of course I recognize that its very common in the Muslim community to make those donations so that's certainly in my perspective you can do those but we also want to make sure that you folks are mindful of the types of donations you are making so if this is a new organization that you are donating to just be sure that it is a legitimate organization if its overseas be very careful about that if its not one that is well recognized keep receipts of all the donations you make because the FBI has records of lawful financial donations made to Islamic charities and so CARP instructs CIS to the officers to label applicants as national security concerns if they give lawful donations to Muslim organizations if those charities are accused or convicted of suspicious or illegal activities so if they have reason to believe that this donation or this organization falls under some sort of suspicious activity they will start to investigate and likely slow down the immigration process so that is really important for you to know there have been a number of cases where a member of the community was labeled as a national security concern and had his naturalization application subject to the CARP because of the volunteer work and donations he was making to the Global Relief Foundation prior to its designation as a financial of terrorism so again just be careful and mindful of who you make donations to if there are ones that are new you do your research on those programs you keep your receipts and you are just mindful of those programs and if there are any suspicions that they might not be legitimate ones be sure to just be careful of those types of donations but other than that if that does happen for whatever reason if you believe that your immigration status or if your immigration application for naturalization has been slowed down or has gone for much longer than it typically is expected of these applications it means that there is likely a chance that you may have been impacted and so if that's the case then be sure to contact CARE or Asian Law Court case and what we'll do is we'll work with you I know Jeffrey has been working on some cases along those lines where we'll help you kind of assess and see how we can assist you in that process so kind of just this last point on that same note CARE now actually does offer immigrants rights services so what we'll do is if you're non-citizen and you would like to become a citizen we can help you with that application process and you can contact us to see if you're eligible for naturalization if you have been a green card holder for five years you are eligible to become a U.S. citizen or if you've been married to a U.S. citizen for three years you are also eligible you can also contact us if you are seeking other forms of immigration relief such as TPS or any adjustment of status and so if you have those questions current beneficiaries of temporary protective status from Syria must renew their status by USCIS or status with USCIS by May 4th so you can contact CARE with any of those questions so just know that we do offer those services now in the back at our table if you want to learn more about that but other than that if you don't have any questions that's our email I also have business cards in the back and so feel free to contact our office to if you have any questions