Anti-Racial Profiling
Advancing Justice - AAJC and Advancing Justice - ALC File Amicus Brief in Support of Professor Xiaoxing Xi
This amicus brief addresses the widespread prevalence of racial discrimination and profiling against Asian Americans and immigrants, particularly scientists and academics of Chinese descent in the last decade, when Professor Xi was subjected to racially motivated actions alleged in his Complaint. That context reveals racial bias against persons of Chinese descent which has permeated federal agencies and influenced FBI training, investigations, and prosecutions, traumatizing families and undermining the credibility of our institutions.
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris granted federal prosecutors’ request to drop all charges against Professor Gang Chen
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Boston, MA - Yesterday, federal prosecutors in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts dropped all charges against Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) mechanical engineering professor Gang Chen.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Submits Comment to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Raising Concerns of Profiling and Criminalization of Asian Americans and Asian Immigrants
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Submits Comment to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Raising Concerns of Profiling and Criminalization of Asian Americans and Asian Immigrants
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) submitted a comment in response to the request for input on the National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-33) implementation guidance by Director Eric Lander on behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). We provided implementation guidance recommendations and expressed our concerns about the mass profiling and discriminatory investigations and prosecutions of Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists, researchers, and scholars, particularly of Chinese descent.
Asian American Civil Rights Group Applauds Acquittal of University Tennessee Professor Unjustly Prosecuted Under the “China Initiative”
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Knoxville, TN - Today, a federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee acquitted University of Tennessee (UT) Engineering Professor Anming Hu of all charges after his trial resulted in a mistrial when the jury deadlocked. Dr. Hu’s case was the first to go to trial under the controversial U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) “China Initiative.” The decision came after the U.S.
Every generation has a moment of awakening. This year provided a few seminal moments that threatened to either rip the Nation apart or bring us together. The Asian American community became the target for those looking to blame COVID-19 on someone. Instantly, our community was dealing with the dual pandemic of the coronavirus and racism. Several politicians stoked those embers of hate with rhetoric that firmly put a bullseye on the back of every Asian American.
Advancing Justice – AAJC Commends Department of Commerce’s Decision to Eliminate Security Unit Amid Racial Profiling Concerns
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC supports the decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to eliminate the Investigations and Threat Management Service (ITMS), a unit that conducted investigations without proper authorization against Asian Americans, and in particular, against Chinese and Middle Eastern federal employees.
Asian American Civil Rights Group Denounces U.S. Government’s Decision to Retry University of Tennessee Professor Unjustly Prosecuted Under the “China Initiative”
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Knoxville, TN - Today, the U.S. Government announced their decision to retry the case against University of Tennessee (UT) Engineering Professor Anming Hu despite the first trial resulting in a mistrial after serious concerns of FBI misconduct left the jury deadlocked. Dr. Hu’s case was the first to go to trial under the controversial “China Initiative.” Earlier this month, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC sent a letter to Acting U.S. Attorney Hamilton urging the government to drop the case.
FOIA Appeal for Records on Government's Efforts to Investigate and Prosecute U.S.-Based Scientists and Researchers Believed to Have Connections to China
The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (together, the “ACLU”) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (“Advancing Justice | AAJC”) appeals the decision of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to administratively close the Freedom of Information Act request for records pertaining to the government’s efforts to scrutinize, investigate, prosecute, and take other measures against U.S.-based scientists and researchers believed to have connections to China.