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ADC Update: Contact ADC if Approached by the FBI
by American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
July 20, 2004
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has noted a recent
wave of reports from across the country indicating that FBI agents are
contacting Arab and Muslim Americans, including citizens, for what has
been described as voluntary interviews. ADC would like to remind members
of the Arab, Muslim, and Arab-American communities that equal protection
and due process rights are afforded to everyone, including non-citizens,
in the United States.
Unlike previous initiatives, the FBI has not communicated to ADC any plans
to conduct such interviews. ADC urges anyone who is contacted by the FBI
to contact the ADC Legal Department and provide details of the incident by
calling (202) 244-2990, sending a fax to (202) 244-3196, or via email to
legal@adc.org.
Upon request, ADC will do its best to provide third party observers, in
cases where potential interviewees would want such additional safeguards.
Additional useful "Know Your Rights" information can be found on the ADC
website
at: http://www.adc.org/index.php?id=275.
ADC offers the following guidelines to anyone who is contacted by the FBI
or other law enforcement agencies.
1) Make sure an attorney is present at all times during any voluntary
interview the person may choose to attend. It is important to note that
everything you say to an FBI agent or other law enforcement representative
is recorded, nothing is 'off the record,' including immigration status.
2) The interviewee may determine the date, time, and location of the
interview, including who may attend the interview, including an
interpreter if needed. The FBI is required to provide an interpreter if
requested.
3) Bear in mind that all such interviews are completely voluntary and
that no one is obligated to volunteer to speak with an FBI agent or other
law enforcement representative or answer any questions without a
court-approved documents.
4) The interviewee has absolute discretion as to what questions to answer
in such a voluntary interview. For example, one may choose to answer
questions about their neighborhood and yet refuse to answer any questions
regarding their immigration status. However, anything and everything you
say during these voluntary interviews is 'on the record.'
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