FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-, FEBRUARY 7, 2026 CONTACT: Grace Pai – gpai@advancingjustice-chicago.org, 224-289-5291 SKOKIE, IL (February 7, 2026) – On February 7, the Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment (PAVE) Coalition hosted an educational, nonpartisan candidate forum for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, providing community members an opportunity to hear directly from candidates on key policy issues affecting Asian American… Read more »
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POLL WATCHING RESULTS: LANGUAGE ACCESS CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-, March 17, 2026 CONTACT: Grace Pai – gpai@advancingjustice-chicago.org, 224-289-5291 CHICAGO, IL (March 17, 2026) – Today, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago (“Advancing Justice | Chicago”) dispatched 33 nonpartisan poll watchers to 215 voting locations across Chicago and suburban Cook County, ensuring widespread monitoring of language access across the region. Poll watchers overwhelmingly reported smooth and uneventful election operations, although challenges persist… Read more »
NORTHSIDE ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMN ESCALATED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-, October 24, 2025 — CHICAGO, IL —Today, Friday, October 24th, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown, and Edgewater experienced a rampage of immigration enforcement activities carried out by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Uptown/Edgewater Rapid Response Team witnessed the confirmed abduction of at least 9 individuals and… Read more »
ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES REJECT TRUMP’S NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT IN CHICAGO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-, October 6, 2025 — CHICAGO, IL — Following President Trump’s announcement of a National Guard deployment to Chicago amid rising tensions between federal and local officials, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago issued the following statement. Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago strongly condemns the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard… Read more »
ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE CONDEMNS SUPREME COURT ORDER ALLOWING DEPORTATIONS TO THIRD-PARTY COUNTRIES TO CONTINUE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–[CHICAGO, IL], JUNE 24, 2025 — Asian Americans Advancing Justice – the nation’s largest affiliation of independent Asian American civil rights organizations – strongly condemns the Supreme Court’s decision to stop the Massachusetts District Court’s order that was safeguarding immigrants from deportation to third-party countries without due process. This ruling empowers the Department… Read more »