The undersigned organizations—a coalition of Asian American organizations and community groups—submit this comment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to the proposed rule on the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways, published on February 23, 2023. As a majority immigrant community with deep roots to U.S.

The undersigned 93 civil, human, and immigrant rights groups write to express deep concern with the announcement, and confirmation in the notice of proposed rulemaking, that the Biden administration plans to enhance the use of expedited removal, and to reiterate our opposition to the punitive policies the administration is considering implementing along the border after Title 42 exclusions end. We urge the administration to protect, not undermine, the right to due process and to not build even more barriers to accessing the asylum system.

President Biden made a series of commitments to the country, concerned citizens, and immigrant communities to undo the previous administration’s cruel and callous anti-immigrant policies, while presenting an alternative vision of a more fair, more humane, and functional immigration system. As discussed in this report, the Biden administration has made noteworthy progress towards those commitments particularly when it comes to unwinding some of his predecessor’s most egregious policies.

Nigeria is experiencing ongoing armed conflict and other extraordinary and temporary conditions that make the safe return of Nigerians from the United States impossible. The undersigned 128 civil rights, immigrant rights, human rights, educational, and grassroots organizations write to urge Secretary Mayorkas to review country conditions and designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), and Special Student Relief (SSR) for Nigeria.

Under the leadership of Congolese community leaders, the undersigned 115 civil rights, immigrant rights, human rights, faith, educational and grassroots organizations write to urge Secretary Mayorkas to review country conditions and designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief (SSR) for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Ongoing armed conflict and an escalating humanitarian crisis have garnered the world’s attention as reports of brutal violence grow each day.

Immigrants' rights, civil rights and civil liberties, and community-based organizations are committed to protecting the rights of all people, including Muslim, African, Arab, Iranian, Middle Eastern, and South Asian communities. We urge President Biden to provide relief to all who have been impacted by Trump's Muslim and African Bans which were rescinded on January 20, 2021. Following the United States District Court, Northern District of California, Aug. 1, 2022 order in the Pars Equality Center et al. v.

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