Risk Assessment Guide for Immigrants in the US.

Last Updated on February 2, 2025

Introduction

Understanding your risk of facing deportation or immigration-related consequences can help you make informed decisions and take proactive steps to safeguard yourself and your family. This guide will help you assess your risk by answering questions across various categories. At the end of the guide, you will calculate a score that indicates your risk level.

This is a self-assessing guide that you can complete offline. you don’t need to submit any information to us.

Instructions:

Answer the questions in each section honestly and thoroughly.
Assign the corresponding score for each answer based on the instructions.
Sum the score of all questions in a section and multiply it by the section score
Sum up all section scores to determine your risk level.
Use the recommendations provided based on your risk level.

Risk Levels

Low Risk: Below 50 points
Moderate Risk: 50 to 100 points
High Risk: Above 100 points

Section 1: About you

Where were you born?
- Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea, and Venezuela (3 points)
- China, India (2 points)
- Other developing countries (1 point)
- Other developed countries (0 points)
What is your sex at birth?
- Male (3 points)
- Female ( 1 point)
What is your sexual orientation?
- Straight (0 points)
- Bisexual (1.5 points)
- Gay (2 points)
- Pansexual (2.5 points)
What is your gender?
- Cisgender (0 points)
- Non-Binary (1 points)
- Transgender (2 points)
- Genderfluid (1 points)
What is your religion?
- Christian (0 points)
- Catholic (1 points)
- Jewish (1 points)
- Muslim (2 points)
- Hinduist (1 point)
- Buddhist (1 point)
- Other (1 point)
- Atheist (1 point)
Do you have any of the following nationalities?
- Venezuela (3 points)
- Colombia (2 points)
- China (1 point)
- India (1 point)
- Mexico 1 (point)

Section score

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Section 2: Immigration Status

What is your current immigration status?
- US Citizen (0 points)
- Green Card (Permanent Resident) (1 points)
- Green Card (Conditional Resident) (2 points)
- Non-Immigrant Visa (e.g., H, L, O, B1) (3 points)
- DACA or TPS (3 points)
- CBP One or Humanitarian Parole (Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Haiti) (4 points)
- Undocumented (5 points)
Are you currently facing a deportation hearing?
- Yes (10 points)
- No (0 points)
Do you have a pending adjustment of status?
- Yes (2 points)
- No (0 points)
Do you currently have any immigration-related appeals or proceedings?
- Yes (3 points)
- No (0 points)
Do you have Advanced Parole?
- Yes (2 points)
- No (0 points)

Section score

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Section 3: Family and Relatives

Are your parents in the US?
- Yes, both (1 points)
- Yes, one (2 points)
- No (0 points)
What is your parents’ immigration status?
- US Citizens (0 points)
- Green Card Holders (1 points)
- Non-Immigrant Visa (2 points)
- Undocumented (5 points)
- My parents are not in the US (0 points)
Do you have children in the US?
- Yes (0 points)
- No (5 points)
What is your children’s immigration status?
- US Citizens (0 points)
- Green Card Holders (1 points)
- Non-Immigrant Visa (2 points)
- Undocumented (5 points)
- My children are not in the US or I don’t have any (0 points)
Do you have other relatives in the US?
- Yes, US Citizens (0 points)
- Yes, other statuses (2 points)
- No (0 points)

Section score

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Section 4: Residence and Work

Do you live in a sanctuary city? (Click here for a list)
- Yes (1 points)
- No (3 points)
Do you live in any of the following cities?
- Chicago (3 points)
- New York (2 points)
- New Orleans (2 points)
- Miami (2 points)
Do you live in any of the following states?
- Tennessee (2 points)
- Florida (1 point)
Do you work in the US?
- Yes, with authorization (2 points)
- Yes, without authorization (10 points)
- No (5 points)
Have you ever worked in the US without proper authorization?
- Yes (5 points)
- No ( 0 points)
What kind of work do you do?
- Employee (2 points)
- 1099 Contractor (1 point)
- Self-Employed (5 points)
- Gig employment (i.e Uber, DoorDash, etc) (3 points)
What kind of company do you work for
- Government entity (3 points)
- Public traded company (2 points)
- Non-US International corporation (1 point)
- Medium size business (2 points)
- Small business (1 point)
- Manufacturing (3 points)
- Agriculture (3 points)

Section score

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Section 5: Legal and Financial History

Have you ever been arrested?
- Yes (5 points)
- No (0 points)
Have you committed any of the following crimes?
- Burglary (2 points)
- Theft (2 points)
- Larceny (2 points)
- Shoplifting (1 point)
- Assault of a law enforcement officer (5 points)
- Any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person (10 points)
Have you overstayed your visa?
- Yes, I’m currently overstaying (10 points)
- Yes, in the last 5 years (5 points)
- Yes, in the last 10 years (2 points)
- No (0 points)
Have you ever worked in the US illegally?
- Yes, currently (10 points)
- Yes, in the last 5 years (5 points)
- Yes, In the last 10 years (2 points)
- No (0 points)
Have you been audited by the IRS?
- Yes, I’m currently in an audit (10 points)
- Yes, in the last 3 years (5 points)
- Yes, in the last 5 years (3 points)
- No (0 points)
Have you ever received public benefits (e.g., food stamps, housing vouchers)?
- Yes (5 points)
- No (0 points)

Section score

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Section 6: Travel and Social Media

Have you ever entered the US illegally?
- Yes (10 points)
- No (0 points)
When was the last time you entered the US Legally?
- Within the last year (4 points)
- Less than 2 years ago (3 points)
- More than 3 years ago (2 points)
- More than 5 years ago (1 points)
Have you visited any countries that support terrorism or are of particular concern on the US watch list? You can see a list here
- Yes (3 points)
- No (0 points)
Do you use social media?
- Yes, public profiles (5 points)
- Yes, private profiles (2 points)
- No (0 points)
Do you engage in political or controversial topics online?
- Yes (5 points)
- No (0 points)

Section score

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Section 7: Personal Characteristics

Do you have visible tattoos or wear cultural/religious clothing?
- Yes (5 points)
- No (0 points)
Do you speak English fluently?
- Yes, no accent (0 points)
- Yes, strong accent (2 points)
- No (5 points)
Do you have any ethnic haircuts?
- Yes (3 points)
- No (0 points)

Section score

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Scoring

Section	Score	Multiplier	Subtotal
About you		1.5
Immigration status		1.9
Family and relatives		.8
Residence and Work		1.2
Legal and Financial History		2.1
Travel and Social Media		1.3
Personal Characteristics		.5
Total

Add up all the points from each section and write them on the corresponding section
Multiply the score by the multiplier and write the result on the subtotal cell for the section
Add all subtotal cells and write the result on the rightmost cell
Compare your total to the risk levels below:
- Low Risk: Below 50 points
- Moderate Risk: 50 to 100 points
- High Risk: Above 100 points

You can download the scoring sheet here

We created an Excel template you can use. It can be found here

Recommendations Based on Risk Level

Low Risk: Maintain current status, ensure compliance with all regulations, and keep documentation updated.
Moderate Risk: Consider consulting an immigration attorney to mitigate risks and explore legal options to improve your status.
High Risk: Seek immediate legal advice to develop a comprehensive shielding strategy, such as filing for injunctions, and appeals, or pursuing new visa strategies.

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Disclaimer: This guide is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For specific concerns, consult a qualified immigration attorney.