Policy Priority: Immigration

“Biden administration lifts what critics call ‘backdoor immigration ban’ on Laos”

NBC News Kimmy Yam
yellow overlay over photo of person being interviewed by person holding mic

US Lifts Visa Sanctions on Laos

Katrina Dizon Mariategue
Joint statement with two logos

Southeast Asian American and Asian American Organizations Across the Country Denounce Trump Administration’s Move to Increase Deportations to Laos

Hmong/Lao Americans with Removal Orders Should Seek Legal Assistance Kham S. Moua
Orgs against the Trump Administration's policies on deportations to Laos

SEARAC Encouraged by Passage of the Reconciliation Bill in the House of Representatives

Important wins for Southeast Asian American education, health, and immigration Elaine Sanchez Wilson
SEARAC Statement: image of Capitol building

SEARAC Responds to President Biden’s Build Back Better Framework

Jenna McDavid
SEARAC Statement: image of Capitol building

Moua’s and Dokmai’s Story: “I just want my wife to be with me here”

Content warning: pregnancy loss SEARAC Staff
Moua and Dokmai smiling into the camera with mountains behind them.

SEARAC Joins 120+ Organizations to Call for Transparency, Action Following Freeze in Afghan Humanitarian Parole Application Process

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

SEARAC Responds to New DHS Guidelines on Immigration Enforcement

Elaine Sanchez Wilson
SEARAC Statement: image of Capitol building

Ge’s Story: Deportation threatens to tear apart three generations of family

SEARAC Staff
Ge and his son Damu with text describing Ge's background as a Hmong refugee and father who faces deportation.

Tith’s and Chanthon’s Stories: Forging a friendship, strengthening their communities

SEARAC Staff
Tith and Bun at a rally.