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A national coalition aimed at addressing racism and discrimination affecting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. stopaapihate.org
When a security guard verbally attacked 60-year-old John Le with anti-Asian slurs, Le was brought back to painful memories from his childhood. Le says that kids at his school would, "…yell at you with that term and tell you, go home, you don't belong here." 🧵⬇️
Asian-American sues South Coast Plaza security provider for alleged slur by guard
John Le claims a South Coast Plaza security guard harrassed him during two visits in 2024 while he was charging his EV car at the Costa Mesa center, telling him, "Chink, you must leave now."
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The horrific killings of Keith Porter Jr. and Renee Nicole Good should serve as a wakeup call to Asian Americans and other U.S. citizens across the country: No one is safe from ICE's reign of terror. And that reign is getting bigger and bigger. 🧵⬇️
Commentary: Citizens are finally getting it: No one's safe from Trump's deportation ambitions
The shooting deaths of U.S. citizens Keith Porter Jr. in Northridge and Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis shows even those in the United States legally are targets for trigger-happy la migra.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Stop AAPI Hate joins millions of people across the nation in mourning Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old woman who was shot dead by ICE in Minneapolis yesterday.

Her death was not an isolated tragedy — it was the foreseeable outcome of a militarized federal force operating with impunity. 🧵⬇️
January 8, 2026 at 11:38 PM
🚨 ICE just had its deadliest year in over two decades.

At least 32 people died while in the agency's custody in 2025 – including six Asian people: Chaofeng Ge, Nhon Ngoc Nguyen, Tien Xuan Phan, Kaiyin Wong, Huabing Xie, and Shiraz Fatehali Sachwani.
Contributor: Deaths of Asian immigrants in ICE custody reveal a community under threat
A 2025 survey reported that 63% of Asian immigrants now feel unsafe in America because of their race.
www.latimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
In 2025, the Trump administration reshaped and upended the lives of Asian Americans nationwide.

Our latest blog post breaks down 5 data trends that capture just a few of the urgent challenges our communities face and what we’re doing to rise up against them.

Read more ⬇️
Keeping Count | Five Ways Trump’s Agenda Impacted Asian Communities in 2025 - Stop AAPI Hate
In 2025, the Trump administration reshaped and upended the lives of Asian and Pacific Islander people across the country. ICE agents are unlawfully abducting people and tearing families apart. Sudden ...
stopaapihate.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
5 Asian and Pacific nations will face restrictions under Trump's new travel ban. Laos will face a full ban and Tonga a partial ban starting Jan. 1. And the consequences for our communities are devastating.
@irap.bsky.social has the details ⬇️ refugeerights.app.box.com/s/d8jwmamw2z...
December 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Trump is re-escalating his immigration crackdown by expanding his racist travel ban to 39 countries. That includes 8 Asian and Pacific Island nations.

This policy will tear families apart and endanger vulnerable people from around the world, many of them Muslim and most of them people of color.
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
💡 NEW REPORT: We surveyed Pacific Islander (PI) adults nationwide, and found that a shocking 47% of them have recently experienced racism or discrimination. Here are some of the key findings from our new report, “Unsettled Waters: Anti-Pacific Islander Hate Amid Ongoing Injustice.” ⬇️
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Stop AAPI Hate
CAPAC Condemns Anti-Muslim, Xenophobic Rhetoric from Republican Elected Officials:
December 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
At colleges and universities nationwide, students from Asia and around the world worry about being stalked, kidnapped, and disappeared by the Trump admin. In fact, an overwhelming majority (90%) of international students are fearful about their visa status, according to our new national survey. 🧵⬇️
International Students Afraid Under the Trump Administration
A new national survey from Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition dedicated to fighting discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, found that international students are experiencing…
www.insidehighered.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Activists in Seattle successfully stopped the deportation of Greggy Sorio — a U.S. green card holder from the Philippines facing life-threatening health risks in ICE detention. 🧵⬇️
Filipino facing deportation from US pulled off flight to PH after protests
A Filipino detainee, who was on board a flight to the Philippines as he faced deportation, was deplaned after advocates intervened.
usa.inquirer.net
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
💡 NEW DATA: Trump’s attacks on education, immigration, and free speech have forced international students — most of them Asian — to stay silent and put their futures on hold. Only 4% of international students reported feeling “very” or “extremely” safe in the US, according to our national survey. 🧵⬇️
International Student Survey - Stop AAPI Hate
Amid the Trump administration’s attacks, international students fear surveillance, visa revocations, and detention. The Stop AAPI Hate report, Unsafe, Unwelcome, and Uncertain, reveals the severe…
stopaapihate.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It's been 2 weeks since ICE agents forcefully separated Yuanxin from his father Fei, and there are still no answers on the boy's location or if the family will be reunited. Their community gathered at Yuanxin's school to denounce ICE's horrific tactics and call for the family's immediate release. 🧵⬇️
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Japanese Americans nationwide are turning their community's painful history into a force for justice, fighting to stop Trump's anti-immigrant attacks. 👏🏻 👏🏽 👏🏿
Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Japanese Americans are seeing parallels between the government’s incarceration of their families during World War II and the current detention of Latinos.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
BREAKING: SCOTUS is set to decide the future of Trump’s executive order, which attempts to rob birthright citizenship from tens of thousands of children. Should the Court side with Trump, it will put countless newborns at risk for deportation & fundamentally threaten the future of our communities.
Birthright citizenship on the line. Supreme Court to decide – AsAmNews
Supreme Court takes up Trump’s birthright citizenship case. 14th Amendment precedent from Wong Kim Ark could shape the outcome.
asamnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
UPDATE: Lue Yang is free! 🎉

For months, Yang was wrongfully detained by ICE and almost deported to Laos — the country his family fled when Yang was a baby. But thanks to the efforts of hundreds of advocates and community members, Yang is now home safe in Michigan with his wife and six children. 🧵⬇️
ICE releases Hmong refugee in Michigan after bipartisan push for his freedom
The release came weeks after Gov. Whitmer had pardoned Lue Yang in an effort to remove the criminal record that made him a target for deportation.
www.detroitnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The deadly attack on National Guard members in D.C. is tragic & should've never happened—but it doesn’t justify the Trump admin’s racist rampage.

Over the past week, they’ve used one man’s actions to justify the collective punishment & racial scapegoating of immigrants—and it’s only getting worse.
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
In a show of force against Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda, New Yorkers came together and blocked ICE agents from exiting a parking garage in Manhattan Chinatown. 🧵⬇️
Protestors attempt to stop federal agents in Chinatown – AsAmNews
Protestors gathered on Saturday after hearing reports of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in New York City’s Chinatown near Canal Street. According to the New York Daily News, protesto...
asamnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
🚨 6-year-old Yuanxin is missing after being separated by ICE agents from his father, Fei.

Fei and Yuanxin — a Chinese family who came to New York to seek asylum — were kidnapped by ICE for a third time during what was supposed to be a routine check-in appointment at 26 Federal Plaza. 🧵⬇️
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
For every $100 in foundation funding, AAPI communities receive only $0.34.

This #GivingTuesday, you can help us change that with a donation to AAPI nonprofits like Stop AAPI Hate.

Every gift makes a difference in our fight against racism and discrimination. ➡️ stopaapihate.org/support-us/
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🚨 URGENT: ICE is trying to deport Mohan Karki before his hearing on Wednesday, 12/3!

Take action to keep Mohan in the US: bit.ly/BringMohanHome
Breaking news! ICE moves to deport Mohan Karki without a fair hearing! The government is attempting to deport Mohan Karki, a Bhutanese refugee, before his day in court.

#AdvancingJusticeAtlanta
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Filipino American Alma Bowman — an outspoken advocate who exposed ICE's abuses of immigrant women & other harsh conditions — has won her release from ICE detention!

While she's finally going home and will be reunited with her children this Thanksgiving, her fight for U.S. citizenship continues. 🧵⬇️
Fil-Am whistleblower wins immigration case after 8 months in ICE detention
Filipino American whistleblower Alma Bella Bowman has won her fight for release from ICE custody at Stewart Detention Center in Georgia.
usa.inquirer.net
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
After months of fighting to be reunited with her husband and four children, Vietnamese refugee Melissa Tran was deported. Text messages shared by CBS News reveal the horrific details of Tran's 48-hour journey — which included an international flight where her hands and feet were shackled. 🧵⬇️
Deported Maryland mother says immigrants treated "less than animals," husband vows to bring her back
The devastated husband of a mother of four, deported to Vietnam over an old theft conviction, vows to fight to bring her back to Maryland. ​
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🚨 The Trump administration has announced that it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Myanmar in January 2026. This will leave nearly 4,000 people vulnerable to deportation amidst ongoing armed conflict and political instability in the country. 🧵⬇️
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Time and time again, racist rhetoric dehumanizing Indian Americans inspires racist policies and acts of hate — that's why we need to take action to break this vicious cycle. Read more from @manjushakulkarni.bsky.social and @itschintanhere.bsky.social on why we can't stay silent on anti-Indian hate ⬇️
Silence Will Not Save Us From Anti-Indian Racism - IndiaWest News
Silence Will Not Save Us From Anti-Indian Racism.
indiawest.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM