Mana and Assal sat down with Saint Paul Councilwoman, organizer, and former teacher Mitra Jalali one month after the brutal killing of George Floyd at the hands of police. Mitra spoke of her own expe...
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a new Presidential Proclamation that expanded a growing web of restrictions on the entry of certain immigrants entering the U.S. The administration has argued ...
On 06/22, NIAC hosted a panel discussing the Black Lives Matter movement and the perpetual structures which affect Black American lives. How has systemic racism shaped the Black American lives? Wha...
For years, NIAC has tracked bank account closures of individuals of Iranian heritage, pressing both the Treasury Department and individual financial institutions to make changes to halt this discrimin...
Washington, DC - Over the last few weeks, the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Tayor, Tony McDade and Ahmaud Arbery sparked nationwide protests against the racism and police brutality that habitually ...
Yesterday, Dr. Sirous Asgari was finally released from ICE detention and deported to Iran, following a successful judicial decision to release him from custody. Dr. Asgari, an Iranian engineering prof...
NIAC Action joined over 400 civil rights, immigrant, and civil society groups today, including the National Action Network, NAACP, ACLU, and Black Lives Matter, calling on the U.S. Congress to enact r...
Read the National Iranian American Council's (NIAC) statement on U.S. protests against the killing of George Floyd, systemic racism and police brutality....
While the struggle of black Americans for equality has spanned centuries, events in recent weeks have reignited outrage and illustrated the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement. From George Floy...
Welcome to NIACast! Join the staff of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) as we break down the current political issues, celebrate arts and culture, and discuss the most pressing issues of th...
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 ...