Policy Priority: Immigration

SEARAC Press Release: Image of SEARAC community with Capitol building in the background
SEARAC Press Release: Image of SEARAC community with Capitol building in the background

New ICE Acting Director Further Harms Southeast Asian Americans

Provides political coverage for continued attacks against immigrant communities Press Release, Immigration
SEARAC Press Release: Image of SEARAC community with Capitol building in the background
Various logos from AAPI organizations.

Senate HEALS Act Provides Little Relief or Protections for Southeast Asian Americans

COVID-19 relief bill also increases Border Patrol funding Press Release, Education
SEARAC Press Release: Image of SEARAC community with Capitol building in the background

AAPI Organizations Denounce Trump’s Deployment of Federal Agents in Portland

Hundreds of federal agents escalate police brutality against protesters Press Release, Immigration
Activists holding signs in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Yellow signs advocating with immigrant and women's rights.

SEARAC Denounces Expanded and Extended Immigration Ban

Ban may force tens of thousands of Southeast Asian families into an economic crisis Press Release, Immigration
SEARAC Press Release: Image of SEARAC community with Capitol building in the background

SEARAC Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Uphold DACA

More than 9,000 Vietnamese community members eligible for relief Press Release, Immigration
SEARAC Statement: image of Capitol building

SEARAC Condemns Trump Administration’s Expanded Visa Sanctions on Laos

Pushing for deportations amidst a global pandemic is inhumane Press Release, Immigration
SEARAC Statement: image of Capitol building