Transcript: Speaker from Syria tells court he intends to stay in U.S. and "give back"

In a brief exchange recorded in the transcript, an individual identified in the transcript as Unidentified Speaker 1 told the court he is from Syria and intends to remain in the United States and "do something in return."

Asked where he was from, Unidentified Speaker 1 answered, "I am from, Middle East, Syria." When asked how long he had been in the United States, he said, "It's been, 4 years and, couple months." Asked whether he would stay or go back, he replied, "I will definitely stay here and try to, make some differences, because I couldn't, do something in my country."

Unidentified Speaker 2 responded with encouragement, saying the speaker's desire to "give back" was meaningful and noting that the United States "is a country of immigrants." Unidentified Speaker 2 referenced family immigration backgrounds and urged the speaker not to give up. Unidentified Speaker 1 closed the exchange by saying, "I hope so" and addressing the court as "your honor."

The record does not include the name, case number, or any formal action or decision related to the exchange; it is a short, on-the-record back-and-forth between two speakers recorded in the transcript.