Dear friends, On behalf of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago Board of Directors, I am delighted to officially announce to all of you that, effective June 30, 2018, the new Executive Director for Advancing Justice | Chicago will be Andy Kang! For seven years, Andy has led the legal department here at Advancing Justice… Read more »
Month: Iyun 2018
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Supreme Court Decision on Muslim Ban
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Supreme Court Decision on Muslim Ban Washington, D.C. — June 26, 2018 — Today the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Trump Administration’s third iteration of the Muslim Ban in a 5-4 decision. Rather than reinforcing the notion that America welcomes people regardless of where they are born,… Read more »
Goodlatte’s Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Family Bill Exposes How Out of Touch House Republicans Are with America
The Value Our Families coalition—led by Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Church World Service, and The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)— sponsored dozens of immigrant activists, families, and faith leaders from 12 states to lobby their Members of Congress in Washington, DC to urge them to oppose the Goodlatte bill and any other provisions that aim to stop millions of families from reuniting.