Policy Priority: Immigration

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

COVID-19 relief bill also increases Border Patrol funding SEARAC Staff

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

Hundreds of federal agents escalate police brutality against protesters SEARAC Staff

SEARAC Denounces White House Memorandum Attacking Immigrants

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SEARAC Denounces Expanded and Extended Immigration Ban

Ban may force tens of thousands of Southeast Asian families into an economic crisis Elaine Sanchez Wilson

SEARAC Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Uphold DACA

More than 9,000 Vietnamese community members eligible for relief Elaine Sanchez Wilson

SEARAC Condemns Trump Administration’s Expanded Visa Sanctions on Laos

Pushing for deportations amidst a global pandemic is inhumane Elaine Sanchez Wilson

Sweeping Police Reform Legislation Introduced in Congress

First step to criminal justice system reform, but more divestment from policing and investment in communities needed Elaine Sanchez Wilson

Newly Introduced Legislation Seeks to Protect Certain Vietnamese Immigrants from Deportation

Rep. Lowenthal’s Honor Our Commitment Act would establish US-Vietnam MOU protections as law, is a step in the right direction Elaine Sanchez Wilson

White House Immigration Ban Targets Families of US Citizens and LPRs

Offers no real solution for COVID-19 Elaine Sanchez Wilson

SEARAC Denounces President Trump’s Efforts to Suspend Immigration

Americans need actual solutions to stop spread of COVID-19, not a political diversion Elaine Sanchez Wilson