Immigration and Immigrant Rights
PACAANHPI: Response to Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate, Anti- Discrimination; Data Disaggregation; Immigration and Citizenship Status; and Language Access Subcommittees’ Questions
Via electronic submission
February 28, 2024
President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
3 Things You Should Know About the Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
Read this quick backgrounder about birthright citizenship and what the recent executive order is attempting to do. Birthright citizenship is the legal principle that guarantees that almost anyone born in the United States is granted U.S. citizenship regardless of the immigration status of their parents. A lot of information is floating around about the Trump administration’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, so here are all the essentials you need to know.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Senate Bill to Destroy Asylum in Exchange for Foreign Aid Funding is Outrageous, Immoral, and Ineffective
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Asian Americans Advancing Justice denounces the Senate bill that includes harmful changes to the U.S. immigration system. The so-called “deal” would deny immigrants and people seeking asylum the basic right to live free from danger. It also includes billions of dollars of additional funding for ICE, which would be used to detain tens of thousands of our community members, parents, siblings, and neighbors.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC to President Biden: It is Wrong to Trade Restrictions on Asylum and Migrant Rights in Exchange for Foreign Aid Funding
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recent reports indicate the Biden Administration is willing to make significant, harmful changes to asylum and immigration enforcement as Congress renews negotiations around a supplemental funding package.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC Condemns Efforts to Link Attacks on Asylum Policy to Supplemental Funding
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC Condemns Efforts to Link Attacks on Asylum Policy to Supplemental Funding
Congress must focus on commonsense and bipartisan reforms to the immigration system—like a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants—instead of trying to restrict asylum
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Responds to District Court Ruling Against DACA
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday evening, Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas ruled against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in Texas v. United States. As this court case goes through appeals, current DACA recipients are still protected—with their status and ability to work still intact—and can continue to renew their DACA.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five independent civil rights organizations, responds with the following statement:
Advancing Justice | AAJC submits comments in response to the Announcement of the PACAAHNPI Meeting and Solicitation for Written and Oral Comments
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC submits the following comment in response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Announcement of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Meeting and Solicitation for Written and Oral Comments. We are submitting responses to questions from the Language Access Subcommittee and Immigration and Citizenship Status Subcommittee.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, SEARAC Encouraged By Restoration of Prosecutorial Discretion
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WASHINGTON, DC - Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC and Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) welcome the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United States v.
Democracy will not be denied. The movement to advance civil and human rights and to create equity and racial justice for our communities is a marathon, not a sprint. Often in the heat of the race, we can forget to celebrate our milestones, no matter how big or small they may be on the scales of justice. It is with this mindset that Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC invites you to read this annual report – focusing on the progress and accomplishments we have been able to achieve this year.