Policy Priority: Immigration

SEARAC Joins Partners to Support Advocacy Campaigns Calling for the Release and Pardon of SEAA Community Members this Holiday Season

SEARAC Staff Action Alerts, Immigration
SEARAC Action Alert: Image of SEARAC community protesting

SEARAC Calls on Henrico Commonwealth Attorney to Drop the Charges Against Southeast Asian and Charlotte Organizers

SEARAC Staff Action Alerts, Immigration
SEARAC Action Alert: Image of SEARAC community protesting

August 2020 Community Call: COVID-19, 2020 Census, deportations, education, and more

National
Our August community call featured updates on the 2020 Census, stories of COVID-19’s impact on our communities, and the launch of our first-ever Digital Advocacy Training, and action alerts as we approach the November US elections. Video, Education, Immigration
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SEARAC Condemns Operation Rise and ICE Arrests in California

Elaine Sanchez Wilson Press Release, Immigration
SEARAC Statement: image of Capitol building

October 2020 Policy Recap

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

ICE Detains and Transfers Two Community Members

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

Southeast Asian Organizations Denounce Deportation of 30 Vietnamese Americans

SEARAC Staff Press Release, Immigration
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Senate HEALS Act Provides Little Relief or Protections for Southeast Asian Americans

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