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Report: Low-Wage Asian and Latinx Workers Lack COVID-19 Protections and Information, Face Retaliation from Employers and Customers
April 21, 2021
Low-wage Asian and Latinx workers harbor significant health concerns related to COVID-19, according to a new report.
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice Applauds President Biden’s Action Steps to Combat Anti-Asian Racism, Violence
April 06, 2021
Asian Americans Advancing Justice appreciates the commitment from the Biden Administration to protect Asians and Asian Americans, and will continue to work to advance the needs of our communities.
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Asian American Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit to Ensure Freedom to Vote
April 06, 2021
The civil rights groups charge that SB 202, Georgia’s sweeping anti-voting bill, erects unconstitutional barriers intended to silence Asian American voters.
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Written Statement from Asian American Leaders Table on COVID-19 Racism
March 17, 2021
We call upon Congress and the White House to work closely with local and national Asian American leaders to identify and implement community-centered solutions that stop anti-Asian hate.
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Federal Court Blocks Draconian Immigration Rule Defended by Biden Administration
March 11, 2021
In Centro Legal de La Raza et al v. EOIR et al, the U.S. DOJ must temporarily suspend enforcement of a rule preventing immigration courts from hearing the valid claims of people facing deportation.
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Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Unlawful and Life-Endangering Immigration Arrests
February 22, 2021
Asian Law Caucus and the ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a class-action lawsuit demanding that ICE stop its illegal practice of using third-party contractor.
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U.S. Citizenship Act Makes Strides for Pathway to Citizenship, Family Immigration
February 18, 2021
Asian Americans Advancing Justice welcomes immigration bill as a start to a more inclusive immigration system
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Organizations Representing Asian American Communities Across the Nation and Allies Call for Responses Addressing the Root Causes of Racial Violence
February 17, 2021
Disrupting and dismantling structural inequities and racism will do much more to make us safe than further criminalization and conflict.