Announcements
Administration Fails to Respond to Bipartisan Letter Requesting Temporary Protected Status For Nepal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, OCTOBER 13, 2026, LOS ANGELES, CA––On September 24, 2026, President Trump and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mullin were sent a bipartisan letter from Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi...
AAPI Leaders Gather Less Than Two Weeks Before Election Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, OCTOBER 8, 2026, LOS ANGELES, CA - For more than four decades, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) has stood at the forefront of the fight for civil rights and equity for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)...
AJSOCAL and JANM Host “UP CLOSE: AAPI Immigrant Justice” With U.S. Representative Judy Chu and Community Partners On AAPI Immigrants and Policy Updates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026, LOS ANGELES, CA — Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) and the Democracy Center at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) welcomed U.S. Representative Judy Chu and community partners to UP...
AJSOCAL and CAUSE Launch Statewide Initiative to Build Pipeline of AANHPI Leaders for Public Appointments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 25, 2026 For media inquiries contact: AJSOCAL | (213) 977-7500 | communications@ajsocal.orgCAUSE | (213) 269-4639 | appointments@causeusa.org LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California...
Help Keep Naturalization Affordable
As many of you know, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a rule that would significantly increase the cost of becoming a U.S. citizenship. We're reaching out with ways for both organizations and individuals to submit public comment so that...
California Can Protect Immigrants By Strengthening Privacy Laws
By Dahni K. Tsuboi, CEO of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California For immigrant communities across California, data privacy is a matter of safety and survival. It is the first line of defense against ICE surveillance and an aggressive administration...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Another Attempt to Attack Birthright Citizenship
The Trump Administration continues its efforts to violate the 14th Amendment, despite losing at the Supreme Court. Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the nation’s largest affiliation of independent Asian American civil rights...
When Politics Shape Funding, Our Communities Pay The Price
This week, AJSOCAL submitted a public comment opposing the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. We are deeply concerned that the proposed changes would politicize federal grantmaking, create...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Oppose DHS’s Harmful Public Charge Rule
Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the nation’s largest affiliation of independent Asian American civil rights organizations, issues the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s final rule on public charge regulations. Asian...
What California’s 2026-27 Budget Means for Our Communities
On June 29th, Governor Newsom and the California Legislature reached an agreement on the 2026-2027 State Budget. Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California commends key investments in legal aid, healthcare, and anti-Asian discrimination. However, in the...
