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Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Opposes Provisions to Cut Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives in FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC) joined several other civil rights organizations to send a letter to Congress opposing provisions within the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that dismantle and forbid diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and other efforts to promote equal opportunity in the Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. military. 

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2024 Advancing Justice | AAJC Donors

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This list includes all of our individual, foundation, corporate, and other community support. Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC gratefully acknowledges the numerous donations made in anonymity.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Supreme Court Order Allowing Deportations to Third-Party Countries to Continue

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Washington, DC, JUNE 24, 2025 — Asian Americans Advancing Justice – the nation’s largest affiliation of independent Asian American civil rights organizations – strongly condemns the Supreme Court’s decision to stop the Massachusetts District Court's order that was safeguarding immigrants from deportation to third-party countries without due process. This ruling empowers the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to unconstitutionally remove immigrants to third countries where they hold no nationali

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Rejects the Signing of Discriminatory Land Law in Texas

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Washington, D.C. — On Sunday, June 22, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 17 (S.B. 17) into law. The measure seeks to prohibit individuals and entities from certain designated countries deemed to be risks to national security—including China—from acquiring property interests such as leases, owning homes, or purchasing land, in the state. S.B. 17 is part of a broader wave of state-level legislation across the nation aimed at reviving and enforcing outdated, discriminatory land laws that unfairly target immigrant communities and encourage racial bias.

Coalition of Over 60 Organizations Calls for Halt of Visa Revocation Policy Targeting Chinese Students Based on National Origin

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Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, Asian American Scholar Forum, Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) & Stop AAPI Hate led a coalition letter representing 64 organizations addressed to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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Letter Opposing State Department's Declaration to Revoke Visas of Chinese Students

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National Asian American Coalition Letter Led By Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, Asian American Scholar Forum, Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) & Stop AAPI Hate

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June 13, 2025 

Dear Secretary of State Rubio: 

Over 60 Organizations File Amicus Urging Courts to Heed Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration

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SAN FRANCISCO – In March, President Trump issued an executive order invoking the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 wartime law, against any Venezuelan national as young as 14 who the administration claims is a member of the Tren de Aragua gang. In the months since, every judge except one in cases challenging the executive order has found the Trump administration's use of the Act to deport individuals without due process to be illegal.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Visa Revocations and Restrictions to Student Visa Applications

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Asian Americans Advancing Justice, a network of four independent Asian American civil rights organizations, condemns the Trump administration’s plan to escalate visa revocations for Chinese students and restrict future student visa applications based on overbroad and vague criteria that includes surveillance of social media posts and desire to study in specific fields. This targeted attack on Chinese students is xenophobic and harms the U.S. as a whole.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Outraged by Secretary of State Rubio’s Directive to Revoke Visas for Chinese Students

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. State Department and the Department of Homeland Security will work together to revoke visas for Chinese students and that visa applications from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong will be subject to enhanced scrutiny.  

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2025 American Courage Awards Sponsorship Brochure

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The American Courage Awards will take place on October 2, 2025.

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