PANA
@panasd.org
The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) is a research, public policy, and community organizing hub dedicated to advancing the full economic, social, & civic inclusion of refugees.
we are fighting for a more inclusive democracy! We believe in youth power! And we need young people to help shake the decisions that impact them!
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
we are fighting for a more inclusive democracy! We believe in youth power! And we need young people to help shake the decisions that impact them!
Feeling very hopeful about the future of our democracy!
Excited for the youth-led movement This coalition is launching today. They are not waiting for permission. They’re forging a future where young people not only participate in our democracy but help create a more just and equitable future.
Excited for the youth-led movement This coalition is launching today. They are not waiting for permission. They’re forging a future where young people not only participate in our democracy but help create a more just and equitable future.
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Feeling very hopeful about the future of our democracy!
Excited for the youth-led movement This coalition is launching today. They are not waiting for permission. They’re forging a future where young people not only participate in our democracy but help create a more just and equitable future.
Excited for the youth-led movement This coalition is launching today. They are not waiting for permission. They’re forging a future where young people not only participate in our democracy but help create a more just and equitable future.
Every great story needs its next chapter written by a new generation. For PANA, that meant creating a space where our youth could find their voice and lead the way.
The PANA Youth Congress was founded to empower the next generation of leaders.
The PANA Youth Congress was founded to empower the next generation of leaders.
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Every great story needs its next chapter written by a new generation. For PANA, that meant creating a space where our youth could find their voice and lead the way.
The PANA Youth Congress was founded to empower the next generation of leaders.
The PANA Youth Congress was founded to empower the next generation of leaders.
Every great story is rooted in truth. And for our community, that truth needed to be told in our own words. In 2015, PANA embarked on a groundbreaking mission: to document the real story of New Americans in San Diego.
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Every great story is rooted in truth. And for our community, that truth needed to be told in our own words. In 2015, PANA embarked on a groundbreaking mission: to document the real story of New Americans in San Diego.
Every great story is rooted in truth. And for our community, that truth needed to be told in our own words. In 2015, PANA embarked on a groundbreaking mission: to document the real story of New Americans in San Diego.
October 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Every great story is rooted in truth. And for our community, that truth needed to be told in our own words. In 2015, PANA embarked on a groundbreaking mission: to document the real story of New Americans in San Diego.
Every great story has a beginning. Ours started 10 years ago with a question: What would it look like if refugees themselves led the fight for their own future?
October 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Every great story has a beginning. Ours started 10 years ago with a question: What would it look like if refugees themselves led the fight for their own future?
PANA and partners provided public comment to support the Due Process Ordinance at City of San Diego which passed unanimously. We believe in #protection #democracy and #familiesbelongtogether
Thank you Council member Sean Elo-Rivera and office for putting it forward!
Thank you Council member Sean Elo-Rivera and office for putting it forward!
October 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
PANA and partners provided public comment to support the Due Process Ordinance at City of San Diego which passed unanimously. We believe in #protection #democracy and #familiesbelongtogether
Thank you Council member Sean Elo-Rivera and office for putting it forward!
Thank you Council member Sean Elo-Rivera and office for putting it forward!
🧵 For 10 years, PANA has made a home for refugee power and belonging.
We began with a commitment to welcome, protect, and meet the needs of families who arrive here seeking safety. 10 years on, we’re a powerful force driving economic, social, and civic inclusion.
We began with a commitment to welcome, protect, and meet the needs of families who arrive here seeking safety. 10 years on, we’re a powerful force driving economic, social, and civic inclusion.
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
🧵 For 10 years, PANA has made a home for refugee power and belonging.
We began with a commitment to welcome, protect, and meet the needs of families who arrive here seeking safety. 10 years on, we’re a powerful force driving economic, social, and civic inclusion.
We began with a commitment to welcome, protect, and meet the needs of families who arrive here seeking safety. 10 years on, we’re a powerful force driving economic, social, and civic inclusion.
This morning, our Legal Director shared about a father who was ordered deported after missing court—now his little girl faces deportation too. The $1,045 filing fee has been a barrier to keeping them together. Donate to the Emergency Legal Fund: www.panasd.org/donate-to-pana
September 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This morning, our Legal Director shared about a father who was ordered deported after missing court—now his little girl faces deportation too. The $1,045 filing fee has been a barrier to keeping them together. Donate to the Emergency Legal Fund: www.panasd.org/donate-to-pana
We’re excited to be selected for the
REAP 2.0 Affordable Housing Initiative, a
$14M collaboration with
@sandiegofoundation and
@sandagregion, bringing nearly 1,000
affordable housing units to San Diego.
The Global Village: Refugee and Immigrant Cultural Hub & Housing Campus.
REAP 2.0 Affordable Housing Initiative, a
$14M collaboration with
@sandiegofoundation and
@sandagregion, bringing nearly 1,000
affordable housing units to San Diego.
The Global Village: Refugee and Immigrant Cultural Hub & Housing Campus.
July 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We’re excited to be selected for the
REAP 2.0 Affordable Housing Initiative, a
$14M collaboration with
@sandiegofoundation and
@sandagregion, bringing nearly 1,000
affordable housing units to San Diego.
The Global Village: Refugee and Immigrant Cultural Hub & Housing Campus.
REAP 2.0 Affordable Housing Initiative, a
$14M collaboration with
@sandiegofoundation and
@sandagregion, bringing nearly 1,000
affordable housing units to San Diego.
The Global Village: Refugee and Immigrant Cultural Hub & Housing Campus.
"They shouldn’t have been sharing the information to begin with, so it’s hard for me to say it’s a win when that was an initial requirement."
Mitchelle Woodson, Legal Director at Pillars of the Community
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
Mitchelle Woodson, Legal Director at Pillars of the Community
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
SDPD stops sharing data from controversial surveillance program
After receiving a letter from the California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the police department has vowed to stop sharing information gleaned from it’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) program.
www.kpbs.org
June 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
"They shouldn’t have been sharing the information to begin with, so it’s hard for me to say it’s a win when that was an initial requirement."
Mitchelle Woodson, Legal Director at Pillars of the Community
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
Mitchelle Woodson, Legal Director at Pillars of the Community
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
San Diego TRUST Coalition: "@KPBS reports on the struggle to stop license plate surveillance as they give feds access to our locations. This tech isn't safe for public use. youtu.be/JMxUbiSruvM?... via @YouTube" — Bluesky
Advocates push San Diego to end license plate surveillance
YouTube video by KPBS Public Media
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June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
San Diego TRUST Coalition: "@KPBS reports on the struggle to stop license plate surveillance as they give feds access to our locations. This tech isn't safe for public use. youtu.be/JMxUbiSruvM?... via @YouTube" — Bluesky
Advocates urge San Diego leaders to end license plate surveillance system amid Trump immigration crackdown | KPBS Public Media
June 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Advocates urge San Diego leaders to end license plate surveillance system amid Trump immigration crackdown | KPBS Public Media
Sign the Petition - Tell City Council: Reject Flock ALPR Funding in San Diego www.change.org/p/tell-city-...
Sign the Petition
Tell City Council: Reject Flock ALPR Funding in San Diego
www.change.org
June 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Sign the Petition - Tell City Council: Reject Flock ALPR Funding in San Diego www.change.org/p/tell-city-...
Privacy advocates urge council to cut funding for automated license plate readers timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
Privacy advocates urge council to cut funding for automated license plate readers
Groups are asking the City Council to pull funding for automated license plate readers just days before the city is set to close the budget.
timesofsandiego.com
June 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Privacy advocates urge council to cut funding for automated license plate readers timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
Leaders Call on City Council to Pull Funding from Automated License Plate Readers to Invest in Communities and Restore Trust Through the Budget Process — PANA www.panasd.org/blog/2025/6/...
Learn more:
trst.fyi/ALPR
Tell City Council to defund mass surveillance
bit.ly/trust-sign25
Learn more:
trst.fyi/ALPR
Tell City Council to defund mass surveillance
bit.ly/trust-sign25
Leaders Call on City Council to Pull Funding from Automated License Plate Readers to Invest in Communities and Restore Trust Through the Budget Process — PANA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA –June 5, 2025– San Diego Community Leaders do not want Trump's draconian location surveillance technology. We do not trust ICE with this data. We call on our…
www.panasd.org
June 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Leaders Call on City Council to Pull Funding from Automated License Plate Readers to Invest in Communities and Restore Trust Through the Budget Process — PANA www.panasd.org/blog/2025/6/...
Learn more:
trst.fyi/ALPR
Tell City Council to defund mass surveillance
bit.ly/trust-sign25
Learn more:
trst.fyi/ALPR
Tell City Council to defund mass surveillance
bit.ly/trust-sign25
Trump administration bans travel from 19 countries as San Diego prepares for peak tourism season
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
Maria Chavez, Immigration Legal Director for PANA, quoted by FOX5 San Diego
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
Maria Chavez, Immigration Legal Director for PANA, quoted by FOX5 San Diego
Trump administration bans travel from 19 countries as San Diego prepares for peak tourism season
The Trump administration announced a travel ban against a dozen countries on Wednesday and restrictions on seven others, citing national security concerns as a major reason for the restrictions.
fox5sandiego.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trump administration bans travel from 19 countries as San Diego prepares for peak tourism season
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
Maria Chavez, Immigration Legal Director for PANA, quoted by FOX5 San Diego
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
Maria Chavez, Immigration Legal Director for PANA, quoted by FOX5 San Diego
Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban Means More Families Torn Apart: Statement from Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans — PANA www.panasd.org/blog/2025/6/...
Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban Means More Families Torn Apart: Statement from Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans — PANA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA – June 5, 2025– The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) strongly condemns the Trump Administration’s new iteration of the discriminatory…
www.panasd.org
June 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban Means More Families Torn Apart: Statement from Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans — PANA www.panasd.org/blog/2025/6/...
San Diego's Afghan community fearful after Trump revokes protections timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
Let’s have a sense of community, not just within our insular communities but within our broader communities. How do we reach out to each other and make people feel safe and at home?
Let’s have a sense of community, not just within our insular communities but within our broader communities. How do we reach out to each other and make people feel safe and at home?
San Diego's Afghan community fearful after Trump revokes protections
Increasingly violent immigration enforcement has been a major topic in 2025 -- and some already vulnerable groups locally are feeling increasingly targeted.
timesofsandiego.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:15 AM
San Diego's Afghan community fearful after Trump revokes protections timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
Let’s have a sense of community, not just within our insular communities but within our broader communities. How do we reach out to each other and make people feel safe and at home?
Let’s have a sense of community, not just within our insular communities but within our broader communities. How do we reach out to each other and make people feel safe and at home?