Immigration and Immigrant Rights
Amidst President Trump’s Two-Day Assault of Executive Orders, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Reiterates Community Support
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Immediately upon taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders (“E.O.”) and proclamations, several of which threaten the immigration status, civil rights and human rights of Asian Americans and other communities. Additionally, the President rescinded a number of prior executive efforts to advance and protect equity, access to truth and ability to participate in civic engagement. Of the numerous rescissions and in a direct denial of our communities, President Trump rescinded E.O.
Letter on Hearing Titled “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy”
President-elect Trump has promised to build massive detention camps, conduct sweeping raids, and forcibly remove beloved and
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC endorses reintroduction of Reuniting Families Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Reuniting Families Act, legislation that would promote family unity in our country’s immigration system, reduce the family-based immigration backlogs, and update our laws to reflect how families immigrate to the United States.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Responds to the 2024 Election Outcome
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The nation’s largest network of AAPI civil rights organizations, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, jointly issued this statement today.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), AAPI Data, and AARP released the findings from their bi-annual Asian American Voter Survey, the longest-running survey of Asian American voters.
New Poll Shows Biden Leads Trump Among Asian American Voters, But Support Drops Eight Points Compared to 2020
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Survey of Asian American registered voters — a rapidly growing electorate, which played a decisive role in the 2020 election — conducted by APIAVote, AAPI Data, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, and AARP
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC and the Fred T. Korematsu Center Denounce Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Racial Profiling and Xenophobia in Visa Decisions
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) today upheld a ruling that allows for racial profiling and xenophobic stereotypes to make their way into visa decisions. Under the doctrine of consular nonreviewability in the court case of Department of State v. Muñoz, the court held that consular officials’ visa denials cannot be challenged in court.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Praises President Biden’s New Policies for Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens and DACA Recipients; Calls for Accessible Paths to Permanent Status
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Biden Administration announced a program designed to protect undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens who have resided in the U.S. for 10 or more years from deportation, allow those individuals to work legally in the U.S., and remove barriers to U.S.