Immigrants
Stop Deportation of the Choi Family
from NAKASEC (National Korean American Service & Education Consortium)
Rights Groups: U.S. Government Targeting Muslims via U.S. Immigration System
New York University's Center for Human Rights and Global Justice and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund have released a report on the U.S. government's aggressive use of the immigration system in its counterterrorism efforts.
SF College Student Steve Li Caught in Immigration Depotaton Web - update
Seattle API's: Immigration is Our Issue Too!
Seattle API groups have been organizing for a greater voice and presence in the immigration debate. Last week, they launched a campaign called "It's our issue, too" to drive home the point that immigration affects Asian Americans as well as Latino’s. The coalition’s primary call is the passage of comprehensive immigration reform this year.
SEARAC Denounces Deportations of Cambodian Americans, Calls for Fairness in Immigration Policies
The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) based in D.C. has noted a significant rise in the detention and removal of Cambodian Americans from Lowell, MA; Long Beach, CA; and Philadelphia, PA. Communities have organized prayer vigils in Lowell and Philadelphia in mid-August and a rally in Philadelphia last week to protest the deportations of community members. They have also demanded changes to immigration policies.
Family Unity Campaign to Stop Cambodian American Deportations
From Deported Diaspora
ICE has been conducting targeted raids across the US over the past few weeks. They started to hit Massachusetts last week. We are in touch with four of the families picked up here in MA and two others picked up in Maine. ICE is targeting Cambodian Nationals with prior "orders of removal." All of the detainees are fathers and husbands to US-citizen children and spouses and have been the main income provider for their families including their elderly parents.
Undocumented Workers Stories
From Chinese Progression Association Boston Newsletter Summer 2010
Interview with Mr.H
Q: Why and how did you come to the US?
ICE announces launch of Online Detainee Locator System
thanks to Jenny Lau
On July 23, 2010, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the launch of its Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS), a public, Internet-based tool designed to assist family members, attorneys and other interested parties in locating detained aliens in ICE custody.
CA Asians Divided but Favor AZ Law in Poll
A poll taken this month In CA showed that majorities of white, African-American and Asian-American voters all approve of the Arizona anti-immigrant law, SB1070. Latinos oppose it. Fifty-eight percent of white voters, 53 percent of African-Americans, and 50 percent of Asian-Americans back the law. 43 percent of Asian Americans oppose the law, while 71 percent of Latino voters oppose it and 24 percent support it.
The poll was multi-lingual with four Asian languages/dialects - Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Korean - alongside English and Spanish.
Coalition Denounces AZ Chinese American Candidate Proposing "Cut off Utilities to Immigrants"
Joint Letter from Asian American Groups
Asian Americans Denounce Anti-Immigrant Proposals
Recently, Barry Wong, a Chinese American candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, told reporters that, if elected, he would require regulated utilities to check the immigration status of customers. The Corporation Commission regulates utility companies providing electricity, gas, water, and telephone services in the state.
