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Non-Profit Civic Engagement Organizations Continue to Ensure Georgia’s Korean American Voters Are Ready For Midterm Election
On September 24, 2018 Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Korean American Coalition Atlanta, and The Korean American Association of Greater Atlanta will come together to ensure that Korean American voters are ready for upcoming midterm election ahead of National Voter Registration Day.
Free Citizenship Workshop to Mark Citizenship Day
A free citizenship workshop is being hosted on September 15, 2018 to mark Citizenship Day.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Pledges Continued Support for Affirmative Action Group in Harvard Case
Telephonic press briefing about Asian Americans Advancing Justice’s brief in support of race-conscious admissions at Harvard.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Files Brief In Support of Race-Conscious Admissions at Harvard
Asian Americans Refuse to be a Wedge in Affirmative Action Debate
Advocacy Groups and Immigrant Rights Organizations to Host Press Conference Against 287(g) Program in Georgia
Advancing Justice - Atlanta, Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), and community leaders will hold a press conference to speak out against the wasteful 287(g) immigration enforcement program.
Voting Rights Advocates Demand that Georgia Secretary of State Cease Discriminatory ‘No Match, No Vote’ Registration Protocol
On July 18, 2018, voting rights advocates sent a notice letter to Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, advising him that the enactment and implementation of the voter registration provisions of Georgia Act 250.
Americans Must Protect Its 50 Year Legacy of Reuniting Immigrant Families in the U.S. Who’ve Made This Country Strong
Trump Has Called for the Slashing of Legal Immigration by 50% and Would Block Millions of Families from Reuniting and Staying Together
New #ValueOurFamilies Coalition Unite to Defend Family Immigration and Protect Family Unity
Group Expands to Fend Off Against Trump’s Agenda, Would Slash Legal Immigration by 50% and Block Millions of Families from Reuniting
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).