Announcements
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...
AAPI Queer Joy Coalition Devastated by SCOTUS Ruling Banning Trans Student-Athletes
The AAPI Queer Joy Coalition shares the following statement in response to the June 30th U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox: As organizations that serve and advocate for the queer and trans Asian Pacific Islander...
AJSOCAL Commends the Supreme Court’s Decision in Trump v. Barbara For Upholding Birthright Citizenship
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) commends the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Barbara, reaffirming that birthright citizenship, guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, remains a fundamental constitutional right. This is the right...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Affiliation Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Birthright Citizenship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2026 CONTACT: Aleisha Flores: (771) 233-8202 aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.org Liana Liang: lliang@ajsocal.org James Woo: media@advancingjustice-atlanta.org Angela...
AJSOCAL Denounces the Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Asylum Seekers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) strongly denounces the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions limiting access to asylum for people seeking safety at our nation's borders and allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected...
