Today, both houses of the New York State (NYS) legislature voted to pass the Jose Peralta New York State DREAM Act, which allows undocumented students to access state financial aid, creates a private scholarship fund for children of immigrants, and allows undocumented students and their families to
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to take up the challenges in the lower courts to the Trump administration’s decision in Sept. 2017 to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Senate Majority Leader McConnell is expected to propose a bill this week that would authorize
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), part of the New York Voting Rights Consortium, sent a letter to leaders of the New York State Legislature calling on the adoption of measures to protect the right to vote for all eligible New Yorkers. Several election reforms, such as ear
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and 32 Asian American groups and higher education faculty filed a post-trial amicus brief on Wednesday, urging a Massachusetts federal court to reject the claim that Harvard’s admissions policies intentionally discriminate against Asian Am
New York City —The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will celebrate its 45th Anniversary on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers in New York City. The recipients of the 2019 Justice in Action Awards include Michael C. Wu, Senior Vice President, General Couns
Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) participated in a press conference with other Asian American organizations and elected officials in New York City to announce its immigration priorities for the 2019 NYS legislative session. The legislative goals this year will focu
New York…According to updated results of the November 6, 2018 exit poll by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), Asian American voters in 14 states strongly favored Democratic candidates in races for Governor (75%), Senate (81%) and House of Representatives (79%) in the Novem
AALDEF submitted the following comment to the Department of Homeland Security, opposing the proposed rule change to inadmissibility on public charge grounds. You can also download the comment here.
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Samantha Deshommes, Chief Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy
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Flushing, NY— U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng hosted a press conference today announcing the launch of the New York City APA Complete Count Committee, organized by the MinKwon Center for Community Action, a member of New York Counts 2020, and other Asian Pacific American organizations and leaders, alo
New York City… AALDEF’s preliminary exit poll results of more than 7,600 Asian American voters in the 2018 midterm elections reveal that Asian Americans strongly favored Democratic Senate and Gubernatorial candidates in closely-contested races in Texas, Georgia, Nevada, and Florida.
Asian American
Today, Axios released its interview with President Trump, who indicated his plans to sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship.
Margaret Fung, AALDEF executive director, issued the following statement:
“Trump says he wants to end birthright citizenship by signing an executive order. Th
AALDEF condemns the violence and anti-Semitism that claimed the lives of eleven members of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue the morning of Saturday, October 27.
The murderer was vocal and clear about his hatred. He blamed a Jewish refugee aid group for “bring[ing] invaders in that kill our peopl
On October 29, 2018, AALDEF submitted comments to the New York City Department of City Planning on behalf of several community groups, opposing the Two Bridges Large Scale Residential Development because the towers violate the NYC Zoning Resolution and their adverse environmental impacts were not ad
Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 6) is just one month away! AALDEF is recruiting volunteers to ensure the Asian American voice is heard nationwide through our Asian American Exit Poll and Poll Monitoring project.
In past elections, Asian Americans have faced a series of barriers in exercising their righ
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) condemns the recent announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of a proposed “public charge” rule that could deny permanent resident status (“green cards”) to immigrants who use such government services as nutrition programs
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and 34 Asian American groups and higher education faculty today filed an amicus “friend of the court” brief in Massachusetts federal court, opposing a challenge to Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policy (Students for Fair Admissions (S
On Monday evening, President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement. The next justice could have a lasting impact on the Court for decades to come.
At stake for the Asian American community is the future of
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education deplores the U.S. Supreme Court opinion released today in Trump v. Hawai’i as a setback for this country’s immigrants, refugees, and their families. By a 5-4 vote, the Court upheld the discriminatory targeting and exclusion of nationals from mostly Musl
New York, NY…A Manhattan federal court ruled on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, that the owner of the Kum Gang San restaurants, Ji Sung Yoo, fraudulently transferred his property to his wife in order to avoid paying a wage theft judgment of $2.7 million to 11 Asian and Latino workers.
The court also ord
New York, NY…The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is deeply concerned with the U.S. Census Bureau’s 11th-hour decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census form. The purpose of the census is to count all people in the United States, including immigrants and un
