 A few years ago, the FBI foiled an alleged Iranian plot to kidnap Alina Jad. She spent more than two months in an FBI safe house. Over the past few years, she and her family have moved from one safe house to another. How many safe houses have you been in? I don't know. I lost count. I mean, it's about 20 in three years. Sometimes she and her family only have an hour or so to pack their bags. It is a temporary life, she says, and it can be disorienting.