January 28, 2021
Asian American civil rights organizations say a new immigration reform bill could provide Southeast Asian American deportees a pathway back to the United States, NBC News reports.
Democrats reintroduced the New Way Forward Act into Congress on Tuesday. Democratic Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, (IL) originally introduced the bill in 2019. Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Karen Bass of California co-wrote the bill with García.
The goal of the bill is to decriminalize immigration and address systemic racism in the immigration system.
“At this moment in history, we’re called to uphold our values of compassion, common humanity and racial justice,” García said during a virtual press conference. “This is the moment to reimagine an immigration system rooted in justice and compassion.”
Coalition Urges Congress Not to Expand Domestic Terrorism Charges
151 Organizations Call on Congress to Oppose the Expansion of Terrorism-related Legal Authority
January 19, 2021
Dear Members of Congress:
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (The Leadership Conference), a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 220 national organizations to promote and protect civil and human rights in the United States, and the undersigned
151 organizations, we write to express our deep concern regarding proposed expansion of terrorism-related legal authority. We must meet the challenge of addressing white nationalist and far-right militia violence without causing further harm to communities already disproportionately impacted by the criminal-legal system. The Justice Department (DOJ), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has over 50 terrorism-related statutes it can use to investigate and prosecute criminal conduct, including white