Policy Priority: Immigration

October 2020 Policy Recap

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

Whistleblower Reports Horrifying Allegations of Abuse at ICE Detention Facility

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

ICE Detains and Transfers Two Community Members

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

Southeast Asian Organizations Denounce Deportation of 30 Vietnamese Americans

SEARAC Staff
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 SEARAC Staff
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 SEARAC Staff
Activists holding signs in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

SEARAC Denounces White House Memorandum Attacking Immigrants

SEARAC Staff
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 Elaine Sanchez Wilson
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 Elaine Sanchez Wilson
SEARAC Statement: image of Capitol building