Immigration and Immigrant Rights
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Responds to the President’s 2019 State of the Union Address
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Washington, D.C. – Last night, President Trump delivered a divisive State of the Union address, falling back on hateful, anti-immigrant rhetoric in his continued bid for a destructive wall along the southern border.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC issues the following response:
Join Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates national and DC chapter for a community convening on the census, naturalization, and state and local immigration policies. We will discuss how we can collaborate around each topic and build stronger alliances among Asian American and Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American communities in Maryland.
The Los Angeles City Council and county Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to allow a legal aid fund for immigrants to be used for the defense of migrant children separated from their parents under President Trump’s “zero-tolerance” border policy.
The L.A. Justice Fund, approved in 2017, is a pool of city, county and philanthropic dollars that pays for legal assistance for immigrants facing detention and deportation.
Trial Begins Today in Federal Lawsuit Accusing Trump Administration of Anti-Minority Motive Behind Census Citizenship Question
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Greenbelt, MD—A federal trial begins today in a lawsuit alleging that Trump administration officials and others intentionally conspired to deprive racial minorities of their constitutional rights by adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
WASHINGTON ― More than 180 people, including two Democratic House members, were arrested Wednesday in an act of civil disobedience on the U.S. Capitol steps, while demanding that lawmakers inside the building take swift action to help young undocumented immigrants.
Asian-American and black activists took to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, calling on Congress to move quickly to address immigration reform.
An estimated 150 protesters, led by nonprofit UndocuBlack Network and Asian-American coalition AAPI Immigrant Rights Organizing Table, rallied to ask Congress to pass a clean Dream Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants with no strings attached, along with a permanent solution for temporary protected status (TPS) holders.
News that first lady Melania Trump's parents have obtained green cards raises questions about whether their legal permanent residency here benefitted from the very set of immigration laws that President Trump wants to eliminate. Lisa Desjardins talks with John C. Yang of Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Art Arthur from the Center for Immigration Studies about family-based immigration.
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) made changes to its mission statement on Feb. 22, taking out the phrases “secures America’s promise as a nation of immigrants” and “promoting an awareness and understanding of citizenship,” and adding the words “protecting Americans, securing the homeland.
The word “customer” was also removed from the statement.
This week on To The Contrary: a special documentary edition that looks at the latest trends in immigration and how they will shape the future of our country. We take a look at the different backgrounds, education levels, and skillsets that people bring to the US, as well as controversies surrounding access to higher education.