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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Thank you to our partners at @seafnofficial for their in-langue Know Your Rights videos, especially as Southeast Asian refugee and immigrant communities are being targeted by ICE. The videos are available in Hmong, Lao, Khmer, and Vietnamese and you can access them on SEAFN’s YouTube (@seafnofficial).
Feb 10
Believe in community leadership and collective power? Support SEARAC’s Leadership and Advocacy Training (LAT) by becoming a sponsor.
Sponsoring LAT means investing in people, movements, and long-term change. Join us in building the next generation of Southeast Asian American leaders. Learn more at bit.ly/2026LATsponsor
Feb 9
Over the past two years, Thuy Do, SEARAC Senior California Program Manager, has partnered with the @ocdehistory and community organizations to bring Southeast Asian American ethnic studies across California.
Thuy writes, “My experiences in these gatherings were emotional and healing, because I got to see, learn and connect with others to advance ethnic studies education through community voices.”
Read more about how community voices continue to shape the future of ethnic studies education in California at the link in our bio!
Feb 7
This is a final reminder that applications for SEARAC`s Leadership and Advocacy Training program are due Sunday, Feb. 8. SEARAC is excited to welcome our next cohort to the nation’s capital this July for our LAT program. Apply to LAT today at bit.ly/LAT2026app!
Feb 6
SEARAC`s January newsletter is now live! Check out national and California policy updates from the SEARAC team and our latest staff blog here: searac.org/news/2026-news-in-review/
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