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Families, Civil Rights Organizations Celebrate Court Decision that U.S. Government Must Redress Muslim Ban Harms
August 02, 2022
Federal court in San Francisco rules Biden administration must undo the harms of the Muslim & African Bans and proactively reconsider denied visa applicants.
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Asian American Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Briefs in Support of Holistic Admissions in Higher Education
August 01, 2022
Asian Americans Advancing Justice filed two amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court in SFFA v. Harvard, affirming our longstanding support for race-conscious admissions in higher education.
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Brian Bukle: ‘I want to help the people that no one cares about.’
July 29, 2022
After CDCR ignored Brian’s and his family’s requests to confirm his citizenship, ICE also ignored their repeated efforts and detained him for 36 days at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility.
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Oakland Residents, Faith Leaders, Elected Officials Rally to Stop Community Leader Phoeun You’s Deportation
July 28, 2022
Bay Area residents, faith leaders, and elected officials rallied at the State Building urging Governor Newsom to pardon Phoeun and to support the VISION Act (AB 937).
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Asian American Civil Rights Orgs Continue to Strongly Condemn Discriminatory Legislative Language
July 27, 2022
Groups continue to call on Congress to reject any legislative language that expands federal policies targeting communities on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, or religious background.
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Vithea Yung & His Family: ‘There’s hope in trying to reunite with your family.’
July 26, 2022
Vithea’s homecoming this past April marked a rare community victory. Between January 2020 & November 2021, CDCR transferred 2,600 people who have served their sentence or been granted release to ICE.
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Exonerated Hmong Refugee Yeng Lee Comes Home
July 22, 2022
After serving 23 years for a crime he didn’t commit, Lee walks out of San Quentin State Prison. Residents, elected leaders call on Gov. Newsom to support VISION Act (AB 937) and end family separation.
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Judge: ICE Cannot Deport Sandra Castaneda After Exoneration
July 20, 2022
Sandra Castaneda, who was incarcerated for a crime she didn’t commit, may be home soon. Californians are organizing for the VISION Act so that no others are unjustly detained by ICE.