After weeks of calling for the release of Dr. Sirous Asgari from civil immigration detention, we are deeply distressed to learn that he has contracted COVID-19 while held in detention. Given his extre...
At least one Iranian national has been held in unsafe conditions at an ICE detention center and has contracted COVID-19. NIAC is working with other organizations in calling on ICE to pass the Federal ...
NIAC Action joined over 550 advocacy organizations across the country this week in signing a letter to Congress, urging for legislation to include healthcare and economic support for immigrant familie...
As American deaths approach a quarter of worldwide coronavirus fatalities, Trump is turning to immigrants, his favorite scapegoats, to distract from his fumbling response to the crisis. Given his trac...
We, the undersigned organizations, call on Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Dr. Sirous Asgari to the care of his family, as he is unjustly detained in a civil immigration d...
“We are disappointed that the vote on the NO BAN Act has been delayed. We understand the need to pass urgent legislation to address the Coronavirus crisis and hope Speaker Pelosi and Leader Hoyer un...
On February 29, 2020, President Trump signed a new Presidential Proclamation restricting the entry of individuals who have traveled to Iran in attempts to stymie the spread of the Coronavirus in the U...
We are concerned by the President’s announcement to subject Iranian nationals to yet another ban on their travel to the United States, along with other nationals who have recently traveled to Iran. ...
Ryan Costello, Policy Director of NIAC Action, issued the following statement after the passage of legislation to repeal the Muslim ban through the House Judiciary Committee: “After more than th...
NIAC Action and our coalition partners have been working tirelessly to pass the NO BAN Act, which would repeal the Muslim ban and prevent future unjust bans. Now we’re finally getting movement on th...
CBP has been discriminating against individuals on the basis of their Iranian and Middle Eastern heritage, resulting in outrageous screening for U.S. citizens and green card holders, as well as deport...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, November 1, 2019 CONTACT: Ryan Costello | 202.386.6319 | ryan@niacaction.org Washington, D.C. – Jamal Abdi, Executive Director of NIAC Action, issued the follo...