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Pamphlet to Educate Public FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 15, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO--In the wake of the Justice Department's announcement to interview thousands of men from Middle Eastern countries in the next coming weeks, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has made available a pamphlet that provides information in English, Arabic and Spanish -- advising people about their rights when stopped or questioned by the FBI, police or INS officials. The pamphlet -- Know Your Rights: What to Do If Youre Stopped by the Police, the FBI, the INS or the Customs Service -- contains information for citizens and non-citizens alike and is intended for those who feel at risk of becoming innocent targets of a government investigation in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The ACLU has criticized a Justice Department dragnet plan to pick up and interview at least 5,000 foreigners -- all men ages 18 to 33, from mostly Middle Eastern countries -- who entered the United States on non-immigrant visas from January 1, 2000 to the present. The pamphlet is currently available in English, Spanish and Arabic and will soon be published in Farsi, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi. It is written in a straightforward style and offers pragmatic advice in a question-and-answer format. Readers will find answers to the questions: What Constitutional Rights Do I Have? The pamphlets are available in pdf format on the ACLU's website. To receive a free copy you can also call the ACLU of Northern California at 415-621-2493.
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