Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago is holding a press conference on Monday, November 22, to show Asian and Asian American solidarity with the Black community and support for public safety for all communities in response to recent gun violence.
Category: Press Release
Asian American Leaders Call on the Latino Caucus to Include an Asian American Majority Ward
The newly released proposal stops short of drawing Chicago’s first Asian American majority ward, despite Census data showing it is possible.
Response to First Parliamentarian Recommendation On Path To Citizenship
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago and the Midwest Asian American Immigration Network Respond to Negative Parliamentarian Recommendation For DACA Recipients, TPS Holders, Farm Workers, Essential Workers
Welcoming City Ordinance is a win by-and-for our communities
Our five year effort to amend the Welcoming City Ordinance was a campaign of humanity – one that recognized that no matter someone’s history, layering deportation on top of an already flawed and racist criminal justice system is a discriminatory and wrong. These amendments illustrate that police accountability is possible and necessary, and we have an opportunity to build upon this important victory.
U.S. Citizenship Act Makes Strides for Pathway to Citizenship, Family Immigration
Asian Americans Advancing Justice commends the President and Congressional leaders in their fulfillment of a campaign promise to offer a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants, DACA recipients, and TPS holders that includes 15,000 people from Nepal. Yet several key aspects of the bill fall significantly short of the long-term promise to undo harms levied against immigrants and transform our immigration system.