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The nation's oldest legal and civil rights organization serving low-income Asian, Pacific Islander, and immigrant communities. https://linktr.ee/asianlawcaucus

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Feb 11

Hi there! We are the nation’s first Asian American legal and civil rights organization.

We bring together legal services, community empowerment, and policy advocacy to fight for immigrant justice, economic security, and a multiracial democracy.

Learn more & give us a follow: www.asianlawcaucus.org

Asian Law Caucus

The Asian Law Caucus connects community movement building, litigation, and policy advocacy to fight for immigrant justice, economic security, and a stronger democracy.

www.asianlawcaucus.org

Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · 3h

Join us for an opening reception of 'Our Language, Our Story' -- an exhibition by Joyce Xi, Galeria de la Raza, and ALC that explores what it means to live life in your own language.

Saturday, Oct. 18 | 3-6pm
🎟️ bit.ly/olos-opening

About the project: bit.ly/exhibit-olos

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · 5d

"We had to file this case to remind both agencies that our confidentiality laws apply to them both and that their sharing is unlawful."

Read about the lawsuit we filed with partners to block IRS & SSA from sharing taxpayer information with ICE:
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Lawsuit aims to stop taxpayer information sharing with ICE

Immigrants without legal status paid nearly $650 million in Massachusetts’ state and local taxes in 2022. Advocates question if ICE actions have contributed to fewer immigrants applying for taxpayer n...

www.wgbh.org

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California Common Cause @cacommoncause.bsky.social · 6d

California voters: a special election is coming on Nov 4th!
Join our webinar with experts from California Common Cause, @lwvc.bsky.social, and @asianlawcaucus.org to learn:

✅ What Prop 50 is
✅ How it could impact your community
✅ How to make your voice heard

Register here: bit.ly/3WhReQt

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · 22d

"While so many Americans watched in horror at ICE's military-like raids this summer, US cruelty and violence towards immigrants is nothing new, from the Chinese Exclusion Act to the mass deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump’s Ice raids recall a painful past for these Americans: ‘I see myself in those children’

Survivors of previous eras of xenophobia say the harms done have lasted generations – and what’s happening now threatens to do the same

www.theguardian.com

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Sep 3

California is home to over 6.4 million limited English proficient individuals who face numerous challenges, including on the ability to exercise their fundamental right to vote & participate in our democracy.

Our new report with recommendations: bit.ly/forgingahead-report

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Aug 26

Join us and AAPI Force on Thursday 8/28 from 5:30-7:30pm for an online teach in on how how Asian American communities have been targeted by and resist ICE terror.

Sign up at: bit.ly/aapiforceef-teachin

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Aug 19

Last month, ICE agents arrested and detained around a dozen Hmong refugees in Detroit.

“We are seeing folks who are anchors of their communities, beloved family members, stripped from their families, often after decades of living peacefully in their communities.”
wdet.org/2025/08/19/h...

The Metro: Expunged on paper, not in court. A Hmong dad’s detention in Michigan - WDET 101.9 FM

A Hmong father of six is in ICE custody at Michigan’s newly reopened North Lake facility. Here’s why expungement didn’t protect him—and what happens next.

wdet.org

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Aug 5

Camalah translates ballots for her family members because Arabic ballots are unavailable in their county.

All Californians, no matter what languages they use, deserve to understand our ballots, so they can fully participate in our democracy. #Section203
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Camalah's Story: The Need for Arabic Ballots

Camalah Saleh is a first-generation Yemeni immigrant who lives in Fresno County, California who holds the responsibility of translating the ballot for her father…

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California Common Cause @cacommoncause.bsky.social · Jul 21

Join us this August as we commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, and spotlight the ongoing movement for language justice and inclusion in our U.S. Democracy.

Use this link to register🔗: bit.ly/Section203at50

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Aug 4

Join us in Sacramento on August 26! Travel scholarships are available.

Register at: bit.ly/Section203at50

Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Aug 1

Descendants of Japanese internees warn that Trump’s revival of the Alien Enemies Act could open the door to new abuses:

"Government deception is one throughline connecting the current and most recent invocations of the Alien Enemies Act"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How an 18th-century law enabled internment – and may do so again

Descendants of Japanese internees warn that Trump’s revival of the Alien Enemies Act could open the door to new abuses

www.theguardian.com

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jul 25

Mohan Karki is a beloved Ohio community member, new dad, and husband. Karki is a Bhutanese-Nepali refugee is currently in a Michigan jail under the threat of deportation.

Read Mohan's story & support the campaign to keep him home: bit.ly/bringmohanhomeGFM
www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...

'This community is stateless': Advocates fight deportation of Columbus Bhutanese-Nepali man

Mohan Karki, 32, an immigrant of Nepal, was detained April 8 for criminal conviction when he was 17. His family is fighting to keep him in America.

www.dispatch.com

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jul 18

"Ray was born in a refugee camp in Nepal & came to the US as a kid. He was recently deported to Bhutan [...] where his family faced persecution."

'The fear [of deportation] has re-traumatized our community members who went through a series of displacement...'
www.npr.org/2025/07/16/g...

A refugee deported to Bhutan by the U.S. finds himself stranded and stateless

Once deported to Bhutan, some Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees say they are told to leave. Many have since disappeared, while others are homeless and stateless, according to immigration advocates.

www.npr.org

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jul 14

"The Asian Law Caucus has long served clients from across the country. But the decades-old Bay Area org now finds itself at the heart of the ongoing battle to protect birthright citizenship [...] as the fate of countless immigrant families hangs in the balance."
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/a...

How the nation’s first Asian American legal organization in S.F. is taking on Trump

San Francisco’s Asian Law Caucus is playing a key role in the fight to preserve birthright citizenship in the U.S.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jul 10

WIN: A federal court in New Hampshire today blocked President Trump’s executive order restricting #BirthrightCitizenship, and certified a nationwide class that protects the citizenship rights of all children born on US soil.

READ MORE: bit.ly/brc-protected

Federal Court Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order, Certifies Nationwide Class Protecting All Impacted Babies

A federal court blocked President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship and certified a nationwide class that protects the citizenship rights of all children born on U.S. soil.

bit.ly

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jul 8

TOMORROW: Join us on the anniversary of the ratification of the #14thAmendment, as we lay out a blueprint against authoritarianism guided by its framework & grounded in organizing, advocacy & community power.
🗓️ bit.ly/iamthe14th

@jbrownedianis.bsky.social
@advancementproject.org
@22ci.bsky.social

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jun 27

NEW: We filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

The lawsuit responds to Supreme Court ruling that potentially opens the door for implementation of the executive order.

Read more: bit.ly/brc-classaction

Groups File Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

Immigrants rights’ advocates today filed a new nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

bit.ly

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · Jun 26

1/ Dear Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

We’re calling you in.

To protect democracy, we need to UPHOLD due process for all who call CA home.
We need to embrace our shared humanity.

And we shouldn’t double down on rhetoric or policies that divide, dehumanize, and pave the way for abuses.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/podcasts/the-daily/newsom-trump-la-ice-protest.html

But Mr. Newsom also said that California Democrats had criticized him for working with ICE, “which I’ve done over 10,500 times since I’ve been governor.”

And he distanced himself from the policy of sanctuary cities like Los Angeles, which refuse to coordinate with federal immigration officials. Mr. Newsom pointed out that as mayor of San Francisco, in 2008, he enacted a policy that referred undocumented minors charged with felonies to federal immigration officials.

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jun 26

Asian Law Caucus Seeks Records on Arrests and Deportations of Bhutanese American Refugees

Since March, U.S. Government Has Forced Dozens of Family Members and Community Leaders Into Statelessness

Read about the FOIA: bit.ly/alc-aru-foia

bit.ly

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jun 19

Join us on the anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment, as we lay out a blueprint against authoritarianism guided by the framework of the 14th and grounded in organizing, advocacy, and community power.

Registration details coming soon.

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ACLU of Northern California @aclu-norcal.bsky.social · Jun 9

Be prepared and know your rights before you take to the streets to reject presidential abuses of power. ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏻✊🏿

Know Your Rights: Free Speech, Protests & Demonstrations | ACLU of Northern CA

Activists! There are many questions you face when exercising your constitutional right to rally, march, and take direct action. Know your rights from civil disobedience to campus organizing to police ...

www.aclunc.org

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jun 11

Attending a protest? Carl Takei, ALC community safety program director, spoke with KQED about how you can best protect your rights:

www.kqed.org/news/1182195...

@kqednews.kqed.org

Protecting Your Rights at Bay Area Rallies | KQED

Protect yourself at Bay Area protests. Get the latest tips on your rights, preparation, and safety precautions for attending rallies.

www.kqed.org

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jun 6

Aarti Kohli, ALC Executive Director, on Trump's draconian new travel ban:

“This sweeping travel ban is just one tool in a broader strategy to consolidate power by scapegoating communities and manufacturing fear.”

www.kqed.org/news/1204298...

@kqednews.kqed.org
@tychehendricks.bsky.social

Bay Area Immigrant Groups React to Trump’s ‘Draconian’ New Travel Ban | KQED

The president’s travel ban blocks citizens from Iran, Afghanistan, Haiti, Eritrea and Yemen from entering the U.S., among others.

www.kqed.org

Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jun 5

In the coming days, the Asian Law Caucus will be sharing updated information on community members’ rights and how to seek help.

#TrumpTravelBan #TravelBan #CivilRights #ImmigrantRights

Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jun 5

Earlier this year, the Asian Law Caucus joined hundreds of organizations across the country to support the reintroduction of the NO BAN Act, which would block any president from banning people because of their faith. For more information, visit NoMuslimBanEver.com.

No Muslim Ban Ever

We ask you to join us to declare #NoMuslimBanEver now through October 18 by raising awareness through events, forums, dialogues, and actions, and by attending the 10/18 National Mobilization in Washin...

NoMuslimBanEver.com