Immigration and Immigrant Rights
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Anti-Muslim Marches by Known Hate Group
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, ACT for America, an anti-Muslim organization that has been labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is holding “anti-Sharia law” marches in several states. The marches are being held during Ramadan, the most holy month for Muslims.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, issues the following statement:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Joins Over 30 Civil Rights Groups In Condemning Proposed “Backdoor Muslim Ban”
Atlanta, GA, May 19, 2017 - Asian Americans Advancing Justice ('Advancing Justice') strongly condemns the federal government's latest attempt to immediately implement a Muslim Ban. Advancing Justice joined a diverse group of civil and human rights organizations in signing on to a letter to the Office of Management and Budget ('OMB') strongly opposing the Department of State's ('DOS') request for emergency review and approval of a 'new extreme vetting' policy.
WASHINGTON – Janet Murguía, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, joined other civil rights advocates to condemn the new Texas immigration law that cracks down on sanctuary cities for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities, arguing that it “encourages bigotry,” “divides communities” and violates the rights of non-citizens.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On a press call, representatives from the ACLU, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, the Human Rights Campaign, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, MALDEF, Mi Familia Vota, National Urban League and NCLR (National Council of La Raza) vehemently condemned Texas Senate Bill 4—the virulently anti-civil rights, anti-immigrant and anti-public safety law that includes a provision similar to Arizona’s infamous “show me your papers” law.
Advancing Justice Condemns Anti-Muslim Hate Attack And Fatal Stabbing In Portland, Oregon By A White Supremacist
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Washington, DC - Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), a national affiliation of five civil rights organizations, releases the following statement in response to yesterday's tragic attack in Portland:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Applauds Senator Hirono’s Introduction of the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC applauds Senator Hirono (D- Hawaii) for her introduction of the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act with Representative Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii).
Filipino World War II veterans fought alongside Americans servicemen and have waited decades to be reunited with their loved ones. This bill will expedite the visa process for children of those veterans.
John C. Yang, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, issued the following statement:
A Civil and Human Rights Win – Block on Muslim Ban Stands
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — May 25, 2017 ― Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, VA refused to lift the injunction on President Trump’s “Muslim Ban 2.0” executive order saying it “drips with religious intolerance, animus, and discrimination” – an argument that Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, has espoused since the first Muslim ban executive order caused international chaos and harm to Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian communities.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Denounces the White House Budget
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — May 23, 2017 ― The White House budget released today includes a significant increase in immigration deportation funding while drastically cutting domestic programs that support growth and provide a safety net to millions of Americans. The budget includes an additional $4.4 billion in unnecessary funding for border security in fiscal year 2018 to the Department of Homeland Security to grow its mass deportation force by hiring new agents, increase immigrant detention beds, and begin construction of the border wall.
National Civil Rights Leaders and Legal Experts Condemn Texas SB4 and Outline Pervasive Consequences
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The Supreme Court appeared unconvinced Wednesday that the government should be able to strip a naturalized immigrant of their citizenship for having made any false statements during the naturalization process, regardless of their relevance.
Chief Justice John Roberts said that, under the government’s reading of naturalization laws, he could be stripped of his citizenship for having answered no when asked on the naturalization form, “Have you ever committed, assisted in committing, or attempted to commit a crime or offense for which you were not arrested?"