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By Jamal Abdi Iranian Americans who have had their bank accounts closed or who have been subjected to invasive and persistent questioning by their banks because of their Iranian heritage were dealt an...
After decades of research, education and advocacy by NIAC and many others, the next Census in 2030 will officially include Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a category option, with “Ira...
The U.S. government has never had a category in its census and other government forms that truly reflects the Iranian-American community, and Middle Eastern/North African communities more broadly. How...
A deluge of “alien land laws” have recently been proposed in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress seeking to ban or restrict the purchase of certain property for people if they were bo...
Summary of Events In the early morning of January 5, 2020, reports began to emerge that dozens of individuals of Iranian heritage – including U.S. citizens – were being detained upon reent...
4 years ago today, following the Trump-led assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, NIAC called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to investigate its discriminatory targeting and detaining...
واشنگتن دی سی – همانطور که پیش از این هشدار داده بودیم، تندروها طرح ممنوعیت سفر اتباع آمریکایی به ایران را...
Washington, DC – National Iranian American Council President Jamal Abdi issued the following statement regarding legislation introduced by Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Jared Moskowitz (...
Washington, DC – As we have warned, legislation has now been introduced pushing for a U.S. ban on travel to Iran. The legislation is being promoted by Jason Brodsky, the Policy Director for the ...
Washington, DC – On September 20th, NIAC Action was among twenty-one organizations, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, and National Immigration Law Center, ...
On September 14th, 2023, NIAC sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken opposing recent calls from former Trump administration Iran Envoy Elliott Abrams and Senator Menendez for a ban on U.S....
On September 1st, 2023, NIAC President Jamal Abdi sent a letter addressed to JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon to flag a concern regarding a branch of Chase Bank reportedly refusing to open an a...