The 2020 Census data release has made the scale of demographic change in the United States crystal clear. More than ever before, communities of color are fueling the country’s population growth. It is imperative that the communities leading this growth be front and center as states and local governm...
NEW YORK, New York — Today, the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) released two sets of draft redistricting maps that have the potential to drastically shift power for voters in New York. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is concerned that the IRC’s ...
NEW YORK, New York — The UNITY MAP COALITION, a consortium of three leading legal voting rights advocacy organizations fighting for equitable electoral districts for over three decades, continues our historic watchdog role over New York State’s redistricting map with preliminary comments on the draf...
“SB 1 is an extremist anti-voter bill that raises even more barriers to voting and specifically targets vulnerable communities.”
AUSTIN, Texas — Civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging anti-voter Senate Bill 1 (SB 1).
The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the League of Women Vo...
As people in the United States and around the world watch scenes of chaos and tragedy unfold in Afghanistan, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) calls on the Biden administration to keep its commitment to evacuate broad categories of Afghans seeking protection. These categor...
Peter D. Lederer died on August 8 at the age 91 at his home in Connecticut. He was an AALDEF board member from 1987 to 2017 and supported many other organizations in the Asian American community, including Japanese American Social Services, Inc. (JASSI) in NYC.
(Peter Lederer, left, with AALDEF bo...
New York, NY – Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund joined a group of 346 organizations and faith groups to sign a letter calling on President Biden to support all Afghans in need of humanitarian protection and assistance. Refugee Council USA organized the letter and delivered ...
NEW YORK — Today’s census data release marks the start of one of the most vital democratic processes in our country, the redrawing of electoral districts. When the process is done fairly and transparently, it ensures that electoral districts are drawn in a manner that is representative of the people...
The next RAISE and AALDEF virtual immigration clinic will take place on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 6 pm ET. AALDEF attorneys will share latest updates on immigration bills, conduct initial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) eligibility screenings, provide counseling to current DACA recipi...
NEW YORK, NY — The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will be distributing informational handouts and other supplies to residents of Chinatown to educate the public on how to respond to anti-Asian violence. Materials will be available in the Chinese, English, and Korean languag...
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) deplores the federal district court’s July 16, 2021 decision in Texas vs U.S., a challenge led by the State of Texas to the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which found DACA unlawful. Effective immediately, U.S. D...
Today, U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith signed and entered the Consent Decree and Order in the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)’s lawsuit against the City of Hamtramck over the former City Clerk’s failure to provide Bengali language election information and assistance as...
The process of redistricting, which has already begun in a number of states with the appointment of members to state redistricting commissions or with hosting public hearings, will determine the political boundaries for the next decade within which our diverse American communities must have the oppo...
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)’s lawsuit against the City of Hamtramck over the former City Clerk’s failure to provide Bengali language information and assistance in compliance with the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has been resolved by agreement with the City to provide Beng...
Anti-Asian Violence Was a Top Issue With Nearly One Quarter of Respondents Reporting Having Direct Experience
New York, NY — The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) today released results of its nonpartisan multilingual exit poll of 1,386 Asian American voters in the NYC Primar...
On Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 6 pm ET, AALDEF is hosting a screening of the Academy Award-nominated film, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” It will be followed by a Q&A with director Christine Choy, activist Annie Tan, and AALDEF co-president Phil Tajitsu Nash.
RSVP here: events@aaldef.org
AALDEF Democracy Program Director Jerry Vattamala will testify on June 24, 2021 at 10 am ET about the voting rights of Asian Americans, barriers to voting, and redistricting before the U.S. House Administration Subcommittee on Elections hearing, “Voting In America: A National Perspective On The Righ...
The next RAISE and AALDEF virtual immigration clinic will take place on Monday, June 28, 2021 at 6 pm ET. AALDEF attorneys will share latest updates on immigration bills, conduct initial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) eligibility screenings, provide counseling to current DACA recipien...
City Fails to Provide Translated Voting Materials and Interpreters Required under Federal Law
On June 3, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) sued the City of Hamtramck, Michigan for failing to comply with the language assistance provisions (Section 203) of the federal Votin...
The next RAISE and AALDEF virtual immigration clinic will take place on Thursday, May 27 at 6 pm ET. Get the latest updates on DACA, Dream Act Immigration bills, and more. We will also do virtual screenings for initial DACA requests. Register here: tinyurl.com/maydacaclinic.
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