Racial Justice
Reports: Violence Against Asian Americans
Matal v. Tam: Advancing Justice | AAJC And Civil Rights And Advocacy Groups In Support of Neither Party (formerly Lee v. Tam)
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Calls Out Xenophobic Rhetoric and Detestable Deportation Comments Following Zohran Mamdani’s Victory in the New York City Mayoral Primary
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Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani secured victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo. His campaign and resulting win have provoked a wave of xenophobic and Islamophobic attacks and detestable calls for deportation of Mamdani, who is Muslim and of Indian descent.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC joins Human Rights First and 36 organizations, representing civil and human rights advocates, veterans, and concerned citizens, to strongly urge rejection of Anthony Tata, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, confirmation.
Leading Civil Rights Groups Condemn the Latest Executive Order Attempting to Roll Back Protections
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Washington, D.C. — The President has issued a new Executive Order4 with the misleading title “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The Executive Order purports to dismantle a longstanding and core component of the nation’s civil rights legal infrastructure, commonly known as disparate impact.
We are writing further to our conversations in February, our email from March 11, as well as your response today (March 13). In your latest response, you indicated that DOJ has purportedly “taken appropriate steps to inform non-defendant entities of [the Order’s] scope,” and that sharing any notices or details with us “is neither necessary nor appropriate.”
National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, et al., v. Donald J. Trump, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al.,
PLAINTIFFS’ EMERGENCY MOTION FOR STATUS CONFERENCE REGARDING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Advancing Justice – AAJC Calls Out Detention of Green Card Holder and Raises Concerns Over Lack of Due Process
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Washington, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC responds to the unfolding situation of the detention and deportation of green card holder, Mahmoud Khalil, and the current threats to legal protections in this country.
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