This historic bill would limit deportations of Southeast Asian refugees and provide further relief for those with final orders of removal.
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SEARAC, SEAFN Celebrate House Reintroduction of Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act
SEADRA is historic federal legislation that would free Southeast Asian American refugee and immigrant families from the continuous fear and trauma of being torn apart from their loved ones and communities.
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“Today I am fighting for a real, authentic, and inclusive Land of the Free. With my entire heart and soul, I believe this country needs to provide true justice and support to all marginalized communities. Our laws and policies must reflect our values as a country.”
a mother and wife, as well as a daughter of Cambodian immigrants who escaped the Khmer Rouge genocide
“For the past 50 years, the Southeast Asian community has suffered through not only war, genocide, and refugee resettlement, but also a deportation crisis that has further ripped our community apart”
Southeast Asian Freedom Network
“It’s unjust to further punish people with detention and deportation solely based on where they are born, and it is unjust to punish them for the same mistakes that they had already paid their debts for.”
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Last week, SEARAC’s Leadership & Advocacy Training 2025 came to a powerful close as a new generation of Southeast Asian American leaders took to Capitol Hill to advocate for their communities. In this year`s 50th commemoration of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement to the United States, our #LAT2025 participants embodied Southeast Asian American joy, resilience, and love.
Our participants made their mark on Capitol Hill and met with congressional offices to uplift key issues like data disaggregation in education, access to quality healthcare, and the protection of family immigration—and called on lawmakers to oppose the harmful budget reconciliation bill.
We’re deeply grateful to our partners, sponsors, and the congressional offices who welcomed our participants. And to our inspiring cohort: thank you for carrying forward the legacy of SEAA advocacy for the next 50 years and beyond.
✨ Read our highlights at the link in bio.
#SEAA #Advocacy #SEARAC #Leadership #CommunityPower
Jul 9
Last week, SEARAC and our partners at @asianhealthservices celebrated AB 1242 (Nguyen), passing out of the Senate Health Committee and now moving to the Senate Governmental Organization Committee. AB 1242 creates a Language Access Director in the CA Health & Human Services Agency and reforms the Dymally Alatorre Bilingual Services Act.
Jul 8
Today, the House passed the budget reconciliation bill by a 218-214 vote, with two Republicans joining Democrats to vote against its passage. The bill drastically increases funding for deportations while slashing funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical programs that provide for peoples’ basic needs.
Quyen Dinh, SEARAC Executive Director, shared, “Despite this outcome, we stand proud of the Southeast Asian American leaders who joined us in-person during SEARAC’s Leadership and Advocacy Training to meet with congressional offices as well as those who took action by sending hundreds of emails to their elected officials urging them to vote no on this dehumanizing bill. We know that while we may have lost today, we will remember the results of these votes as we mobilize ourselves to defend the progress our communities have made over the last 50 years."
Jul 3
Nearly 1 in 5 Southeast Asian Americans live at or near poverty—and for many, federally funded education programs are the difference between falling behind or moving forward.
Many SEAA students rely on school support systems built for low-income families.
Cutting these funds means SEAA students will lose the resources they need to thrive.Our children deserve equal chances—not underresourced classrooms. Tell your Representative to vote NO at bit.ly/seaatakeaction and/or call (202) 224-3121 #OurRootsOurPower
Jul 3
The Republican spending bill demands massive cuts to food security programs like SNAP and the national free lunch program. These programs feed millions of families struggling to get by.
We say: No cuts to our communities’ food and futures. Tell your Representative to vote NO at the link in our bio, through bit.ly/seaatakeaction and/or call (202) 224-3121 #OurRootsOurPower
Jul 2
