Post 9/11 Updates Special Registration Alert   Arab American Discrimination Committee February 5, 2003 This is a reminder for men from countries in Groups 1 and 2 who are subject to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Special Call-in Registration. The extended deadline ends Friday, February 7, 2003. Group 1: Male citizens or nationals of Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria and Libya who were born on or before November 15 and were inspected and last admitted to the US as non-immigrants on or before September 10, 2002, should have registered with the INS by December 16, 2002. If you have not registered yet, you must register with the INS by Friday, February 7, 2003. Group 2: Male citizens or nationals of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen who were born on or before December 2, 1986, and were inspected and last admitted to the US as a non-immigrant on or before September 30, 2002, must have registered with the INS by January 10, 2003. If you have not registered yet, you must register with the INS by Friday, February 7, 2003. If you are affected you should consult with an immigration attorney prior to registering. A willful failure to register may make all affected individuals deportable for failure to maintain non-immigrant status, may be used by the INS as a negative discretionary factor when filing for other forms of immigration relief and may lead to criminal penalties (fines and/or jail time). TOP