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South Asian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Middle Eastern, and Arab communities are the target of increasing levels of hate violence and xenophobic political rhetoric in the United States, with record attacks since the election of President Trump in November, 2016, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) said in a report released today. The uptick in anti-Muslim … Continue reading New Report Draws Direct Line Between Trump’s Anti-Muslim Agenda and Hate Attacks

On the eve of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address, a national network of elected officials 35 years old and younger released a collaborative vision for how America could live up to its promise here at home and around the world. “America’s Cabinet,” a nonpartisan project of the Young Elected Officials Network(YEO), is … Continue reading Jane Kim as Attorney General in ‘America’s Cabinet’

Source: Advancing Justice LA An Orange County judge has been temporarily stopped the deportation of 92 Cambodian immigrants. Yesterday Judge Cormac J. Carney granted an injunction that will extend the stay of deportation until at least February 5, 2018, and will remain in place for people who have moved to reopen their old removal orders … Continue reading Victory for Cambodian Communities in Lawsuit Against ICE