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Immigrant Rights Groups Urge the Release of South Asian Asylum Seekers and Bring Attention to Second Hunger Strike in Georgia Detention Centers
Advancing Justice - Atlanta, the South Asian Bar Association of Georgia (SABA-GA), and members of the Sikh community held a press conference to call attention to the ongoing hunger strike by migrants from India and other South Asian countries fleeing persecution at the Folkston ICE Processing Center and other detention centers throughout Georgia.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Supreme Court Decision on Muslim Ban
Today the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Trump Administration's third iteration of the Muslim Ban in a 5-4 decision.
Despite 193-231 Failed Floor Vote, Rep. Woodall and Rep. Handel Votes YES for Goodlatte’s Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Family Bill, Goes On Record As A Soldier for Trump’s Mass Deportation Force
In a purely symbolic, political act, House leaders forced a floor vote on Rep. Goodlatte’s “Securing America’s Future Act” to appease the extremists in their caucus.
Indian Asylum Seekers in ICE Custody Begin Second Hunger Strike at Folkston ICE Processing Facility
This week, Indian and other South Asian migrants at the Folkston Detention Center in Georgia started a second hunger strike to protest their prolonged detention and to call attention to ICE’s inhumane practice of refusing to release individuals.
Trump’s Executive Order STILL Jails Children and Their Parents
Donald Trump is trying to clean up the mess he made after months of separating children from their families and locking them up in detention camps.
Immigrant Rights Groups Mourn the Death of Vietnamese Detainee (in Vietnamese)
Ông Huy Chi Trần, 47 tuổi, đã từ trần Ngày 12 Tháng 6 Năm 2018, trong trại giam của Cơ Quan Thực Thi Di Trú và Hải Quan (ICE), ở Eloy Detention Center, Eloy, Arizona.
Immigrant Rights Groups Mourn the Death of Vietnamese Detainee
Mr. Huy Chi Tran, 47, died on June 12, 2018, while in ICE custody at Eloy Detention Center (Eloy) in Arizona.
Goodlatte’s Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Family Bill Exposes How Out of Touch House Republicans Are with America
Family separation and mass deportation have become the end goals for these people who control Congress” says Immigrants, Families, and Faith Leaders
Press Advisory: Families Belong Together National Day of Action Rally
Diverse groups representing families, youth and women from Atlanta will participate in a National Day of Action for Children to demand that the Trump administration keep families together and ensure safety and fair representation for all children and youth.
Advancing Justice Condemns Termination of TPS for Honduras
57,000 Immigrants in Danger Due to Administration’s Decision
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta Presents First Ever Halal Korean BBQ Night in Georgia
A culinary event benefiting Advancing Justice-Atlanta and celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Immigrant Rights Advocates Sue ICE to Stop Illegal Incarceration of Vietnamese Refugees
Vietnamese refugees have filed a nationwide class action lawsuit challenging their detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).