In the first half of 2022, the Biden administration accelerated its processing of Iranian visas, though still fell far short of processing rates that preceded Donald Trump’s Muslim ban and the COVID...
Last year, the National Iranian American Council was contacted by a U.S. green card holder who had been working as a contractor on a grant provided by the Department of Energy. After some time working...
San Francisco, CA – A court recently ordered the Biden administration to redress the ongoing harms of the Muslim Ban, which should lead to relief for those still seeking to secure visas after le...
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President Biden made good on his promise to end the Muslim and African bans on Day 1 of his administration, calling them a “stain on our national conscience.” Yet, recovering from the bans has bee...
Read the letter over 100 organizations, led by NIAC and the No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign, sent to the Biden administration calling for immediate relief to those still harmed by the Muslim and African b...
The restoration of Diversity Visas that were lost for Iranians and other nationals barred under Donald Trump's Muslim Ban is an important step towards undoing the lingering damage from that bigoted po...
Thousands of people selected for diversity visas during the Trump years had their dreams blocked by Trump’s cruel bans. Tell Congress: fulfill our promise to Diversity Visa recipients - make visas a...
Trump and his Muslim ban are gone, but the damaging impact lingers on for many. This includes thousands of individuals selected for diversity visas during the Trump administration who were blocked fro...
On his first day in office, President Biden issued a Proclamation rescinding the Trump Administration’s Muslim Ban that focused on restricting travel from Muslim-majority and African countries. Bide...
The House Appropriations committee should be applauded for taking a key step to right a wrong today. Under the Trump administration, thousands of individuals were selected for diversity visas only to ...
Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s recently-introduced EAGLE Act (H.R. 3648) risks reducing the diversity of the green card process, pitting groups of immigrants against each other and would ultimately fail to ...