Washington D.C. - Nine organizations have written to the House to warn against the passage of H.R.1044, the so-called Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, given the harm it would do to immigrant ...
We wanted to share a quick update on recent revelations about who will serve on the incoming Biden Administration's national security team, as well as what to expect in the closing days of the Trump a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 CONTACT: Mana Mostatabi | 202.386.6325 x103 | [email protected] Washington, DC – National Iranian American Council (NIAC) President Jama...
Washington, D.C. - On September 25, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed regulation that would establish fixed end dates on student and exchange visitor visas. Under th...
The 116th Congress considered many issues of importance to the Iranian-American community, including the Muslim ban that has separated Iranian Americans from their loved ones and bills to block the Tr...
Today, NIAC sent a letter to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) warning that sanctions may bar many Iranian students from continuing their education amid the COVID-19 pa...
Legislative maneuvering on the Senate floor yesterday nearly resulted in the passage of S. 386, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, until the potential opening was slammed shut by an objecti...
Two dozen organizations have written the Senate to warn against the passage of S. 386, the so-called Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, given the harm it would do to immigrant communities while...
Sen. Durbin is a true champion of immigrant communities in the United States, and today is no exception as he again sought to pass compromise legislation to fix the broken green card system. In advanc...
Big news! After years of work by NIAC and our partners, Congress will vote next Wednesday, July 22nd to repeal the Muslim Ban! Racism and bigotry have been core pillars of the Donald Trump presidenc...
This week, the House of Representatives concluded a flurry of mark-up sessions in the House Appropriations committee in their attempt to finalize and pass all twelve government spending bills by the e...
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...