Immigrant Rights

SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEPORTATION

by YAC Member
January 17, 2019March 9, 2019

Posted by Eujean Do An increase in deportations of Southeast Asian-Americans has been having a devastating impact on our API communities. Many Southeast Asian-Americans immigrated to the U.S. as refugees of wars, bombings, and genocide that occured in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos that… Read More »

MIGRANT ISSUES ONCE AGAIN

by YAC Member
December 9, 2018

Posted by Nicholas Chung October 13th, the migrant caravan has now reached the Mexico-United States border. The group is mainly made up of migrants trying to escape from the dangers in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. In addition, there are… Read More »

TRUMP’S ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY SEPARATES MIGRANT FAMILIES

by YAC Member
July 27, 2018

Posted by Kathy Liang and Amber Chang Photo: Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images From mid-April to the end of May, Trump’s zero-tolerance policy has separated over 2,000 children from their families. The policy calls for criminally charging all adults… Read More »

FAMILIES FACE THE RISK OF DEPORTATION IN ORDER TO GET PROPER HEALTH CARE

by YAC Member
October 18, 2017December 19, 2017

Posted by Michelle Lu Oscar and Irma, parents of 2 month year old, Issac, were told that in order to cure Issac’s pyloric stenosis they would need to travel to a hospital in Corpus Christi. From Rio Grande Valley to… Read More »

SCAPEGOATING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IS NOT JUSTICE FOR RAPE SURVIVORS

by apiyac
May 22, 2017December 19, 2017

Posted by Emily Liang In March, two high school students in Maryland were accused of raping a 14-year-old schoolmate in the bathroom. The two students, Henry Sanchez-Milian, 18, and Jose Montano, 17, were arrested and charged as adults with first-degree… Read More »

IN SEARCH OF SANCTUARY

by apiyac
March 15, 2017December 19, 2017

Posted by Julian Castro My story of the week was about refugees and undocumented immigrants entering America. Most of this controversy started during Trump’s election and his new laws and plans that involve building the wall in an attempt to banish undocumented immigrants coming from the southern border between America and Mexico,… Read More »

JOIN YAC FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO DACA-THON -APRIL 12!

by apiyac
April 7, 2016December 19, 2017

API Legal Outreach and our partners cordially invite you to join us on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 5:30 pm for an SF Bay Area DACA–Thon! It’s a party with a purpose: to get people to apply for DACA! Tuesday,… Read More »

PARIS ATTACKS AND SYRIAN REFUGEES

by apiyac
February 23, 2016December 19, 2017

Posted by Julian Castro My blog post was on the November Paris attack caused by ISIS, killing hundreds of citizens and keeping some as hostage. It was found out that they might be “on the inside”, and some… Read More »