An ongoing humanitarian and climate crisis in Pakistan makes the return of its nationals dangerous and inconceivable. Catastrophic flooding has left one-third of Pakistan underwater, and devastated the country’s healthcare, education, and agricultural infrastructure. 1 It has resulted in the displacement of 7.9 million people, impacted more than 33 million people, and caused the death of at least 1600 people and counting.

The undersigned 101 organizations, which include 34 direct service providers along the US- Mexico border, urge Congress to increase Fiscal Year 2023 funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to $200,000,000 to meet the needs of local communities providing critical services for families and individuals encountered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 

The experience of being detained is incredibly damaging to the mental and physical health of those in ICE detention. Visitation can help ease the adverse effect on detained individuals' mental health and also plays a key role in the monitoring of human rights violations, as many individuals in ICE detention do not feel comfortable disclosing sensitive or confidential information over the phone or through the mail. 

Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McCarthy, and Minority Leader McConnell:

We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, urge you to VOTE NO on amendment 5810 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This amendment will have long standing impacts and ramifications for the broader Asian American and immigrant communities, particularly those of Chinese descent.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC submits this comment in response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) federal register notice regarding the Request for Information; Equitable Data Engagement and Accountability, 87 FR 54269 (September 2, 2022). Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) comprise vastly diverse racial groups. Without accurate disaggregated data, some of the most disadvantaged in our communities are rendered invisible, leaving their needs unmet.

We, the undersigned organizations committed to the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, write to express our deep disappointment and shock at the announcement that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding the use of Title 42 to expel Venezuelans seeking refuge at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC signs on to a coalition letter with 250 signatories urging congress to hold a confirmation vote for Gigi Sohn for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) before Congress adjourns.

We, the undersigned, strongly support the creation of the broadband consumer label, as mandated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and endorsed in a presidential executive order, and we call upon the Commission to ensure the label is clear and easily accessible.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC submits Letter to the Editor to the New York Times in response to the opinion piece by John McWhorter about affirmative action. 

The Leadership Conference’s recent report, “Information Nation: The Need for Improved Federal Civil Rights Data Collection,” highlights the importance of data collection in tackling the problems created by structural racism, inequality, and other injustices. Without complete, accurate, and disaggregated data, it is impossible to develop a full understanding of how the communities we represent are faring. As the report concludes, while better data collection will not solve the challenges created by systemic racism and historic levels of inequality, it is a necessary first step.