Building Community Within Diversity
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 23, 2018) — U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) made changes to its mission statement yesterday, taking out the phrases “secures America’s promise as a nation of[…]
Implementation underway while the agency proposes rulemaking to end the IER parole program WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 20, 2017) — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this week it is taking[…]
MINNEAPOLIS (Dec. 15, 2017) — The City Council has approved an ordinance formalizing the City’s process for responding to requests for certification of U or T nonimmigrant visa status—programs incorporated[…]
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 2, 2017) — Asian Americans Advancing Justice reports that at this time Vietnamese community members with final removal orders are vulnerable to potential arrest, detention, and deportation.[…]
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 8, 2017) — The Trump administration on Tuesday announced its decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nicaragua and determined that more information is necessary[…]
NEW YORK (Nov. 9, 2017) — At a time when harsh immigration policies are disrupting our communities, separating families, and increasing detention and deportation, leaders and legal service providers from[…]
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 9, 2017) — AALDEF is among the 18 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrant advocacy, labor, civil rights, community health, service provider, and undocumented youth groups calling[…]
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 2, 2017) — Cambodian refugees detained in recent raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have filed a nationwide class action lawsuit challenging their unlawful arrests. Since[…]
By R. Mark Frey A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece in Asian American Press about this year’s DV-Lottery Program. I noted that the program is administered by the Department[…]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 13, 2017) — Hundreds of leaders from the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) and South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) rallied together[…]
