at stonybrook university studying linguistics, she is iranian, at one point she was actually put back on a plane to be deported, that was before the stay was announced. lawyers were able to get her off the plane, she was released after 48 hours of not sleeping. take a listen to what she had to say. >> i was scared. i was super scared. that i'm going to go back, i'm going to be deported. i came here legally. >> reporter: now, lawyers here on the ground have said that they have seen the number of new cases, they've gotten since yesterday, dwindling. they say for them this is actually cause for concern, it implies the people are too scared to go to the airport and get on airplanes or are being turned away at the airport from traveling to the u.s. >> thank you so much, rachel. in response to the president's order, some career diplomats have drafted a memo