Policy Priority: Immigration

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

Hundreds of federal agents escalate police brutality against protesters SEARAC Staff Press Release, Immigration

SEARAC Denounces White House Memorandum Attacking Immigrants

SEARAC Staff Press Release, Data Equity

SEARAC Denounces Expanded and Extended Immigration Ban

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

SEARAC Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Uphold DACA

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

SEARAC Condemns Trump Administration’s Expanded Visa Sanctions on Laos

Pushing for deportations amidst a global pandemic is inhumane Elaine Sanchez Wilson Press Release, Immigration

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 Press Release, Immigration

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 Press Release, Immigration

White House Immigration Ban Targets Families of US Citizens and LPRs

Offers no real solution for COVID-19 Elaine Sanchez Wilson Press Release, Immigration

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 Press Release, Immigration

The New Way Forward Act is Necessary to Combat Southeast Asian Deportations

Kham S. Moua Staff Blog, Immigration