Immigration and Immigrant Rights
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Move to Nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to The U.S. Supreme Court Before the Election
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett was nominated by President Trump this afternoon to the Supreme Court of the United States, intending to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg one week ago. Asian Americans Advancing Justice opposes this nomination because she has a track record of harmful decisions affecting the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Statement on Appointment of Tony Pham as ICE Director
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Washington, DC — Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five independent Asian American civil rights organizations, issues the following statement today.
Concern for the younger generation: The targeting and profiling of Chinese and Asian Americans and immigrants
Statement For the Record of the Hearing Titled “Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services”
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC writes to express our strong concern over many of the activities of the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in particular, the slowdown of processing of adjustment of status applications and naturalization applications; the shift in activities related to immigration enforcement and the misuse of funding resulting in its budget shortfall.
USCIS Finalizes Drastic Fee Increase for Immigrants Wanting to Become U.S. Citizens
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Washington, D.C. — A rule change published in the Federal Register indicates United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will raise the naturalization application fee from $640 to $1,170 effective October 2, 2020. This is the latest anti-immigrant action to be carried out by the Trump Administration. The increase in application costs will be an added burden to immigrants and will deter many from applying to become U.S. citizens.
Download the three-part document for our FOIA request to the Prince George's County Public Schools.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (“Advancing Justice | AAJC”) submits this request under the Maryland Public Information Act, Title 4 for records pertaining to Countering Violent Extremism (“CVE”) programs implemented in Prince George’s County Public Schools (“PGCPS”).
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Supports Passage of the NO BAN ACT & Access to Counsel Act of 2020
Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national partnership of five non-profit, non-partisan organizations working to advance the human and civil rights of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) through advocacy, public policy, public education, and litigation. The affiliation’s members are: Advancing Justice | AAJC (Washington, DC), Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), Advancing Justice – Los Angeles, Advancing Justice – Atlanta, and Advancing Justice | Chicago.
Advancing Justice Rebukes ICE Guidance That Could Force Out Thousands of International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Supreme Court Stands on Right Side of History to Uphold DACA
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June 18, 2020—Washington, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, allowed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to continue by keeping DACA renewals in place temporarily.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five independent civil rights organizations, releases the following statement:
Senate Testimony on “Examining Best Practices for Incarceration and Detention During COVID-19”
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) submitted testimony for the record for the public hearing entitled, “Examining Best Practices for Incarceration and Detention During COVID-19” held on June 2, 2020 by the U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, D.C.