Stop 21st Century Alien Land Laws from Banning Property for Iranian Americans
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By Jamal Abdi, NIAC President and John C. Yang, Asian Americans Advancing Justice President
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill into law that was a direct echo of discriminatory “alien land laws” that targeted individuals based on their ancestral country.
Under the law, foreign nationals who are domiciled in a “foreign country of concern” — including Iran, China, Russia, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and Syria — will be restricted from purchasing land in many parts of the state.
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Discriminatory legislation banning property for Iranian and other nationals has been proposed in states across the country and at the federal level. Learn where these bills have been introduced and what is there current status.
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Shen v. Simpson – Florida Land Law Explainer
A deluge of “alien land laws” have recently been proposed in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress seeking to ban or restrict the purchase of
Shen v. Simpson – Florida Land Law Explainer
A deluge of “alien land laws” have recently been proposed in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress seeking to ban or restrict the purchase of

Discriminatory Florida Law Bars University Offers to Iranian Nationals
Apart from the bureaucratic complexities that professors in Florida now face, it is the students who remain in the most uncertainty as life-changing opportunities are being stripped away from them. This law is one of many broad-based discriminatory measures strategically guised as maintaining national security that have begun cropping up at the state level.

Discriminatory Florida Law Bars University Offers to Iranian Nationals
Apart from the bureaucratic complexities that professors in Florida now face, it is the students who remain in the most uncertainty as life-changing opportunities are being stripped away from them. This law is one of many broad-based discriminatory measures strategically guised as maintaining national security that have begun cropping up at the state level.
Representative Judy Chu Statement for the Record on Congressional Alien Land Laws
Washington, DC – Representative Judy Chu (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), provided a powerful statement for the record on how
Representative Judy Chu Statement for the Record on Congressional Alien Land Laws
Washington, DC – Representative Judy Chu (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), provided a powerful statement for the record on how
NIAC Sends Organizational Letter on Rounds Amendment to Congress
Washington, DC – On September 20th, NIAC Action was among twenty-one organizations, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, and National Immigration Law
NIAC Sends Organizational Letter on Rounds Amendment to Congress
Washington, DC – On September 20th, NIAC Action was among twenty-one organizations, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, and National Immigration Law

NIAC Condemns Florida Court’s Denial of Preliminary Injunction for Alien Land Law (S.B. 264)
Washington, DC – Organizing Director for the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

NIAC Condemns Florida Court’s Denial of Preliminary Injunction for Alien Land Law (S.B. 264)
Washington, DC – Organizing Director for the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

Americans must unite to reject 21st Century ‘alien land laws’
NIAC is glad to join with John Yang, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice to call for Americans to unite to reject 21st Century ‘alien land laws’. Read our latest joint op-ed in The Hill here.

Americans must unite to reject 21st Century ‘alien land laws’
NIAC is glad to join with John Yang, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice to call for Americans to unite to reject 21st Century ‘alien land laws’. Read our latest joint op-ed in The Hill here.
Rounds Amendment #813 Explained
برای خواندن این مطلب به فارسی اینجا را کلیک کنید Rounds Amendment #813 to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY24, passed the Senate on
Rounds Amendment #813 Explained
برای خواندن این مطلب به فارسی اینجا را کلیک کنید Rounds Amendment #813 to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY24, passed the Senate on

Call your Senators to urge them to vote NO on the Rounds amendment.
Take Action and Call your Senators to urge them to vote NO on the Rounds amendment.would ban Iranians – along with Chinese, Russians and North Koreans – from purchasing certain agricultural property or private real estate used in agriculture.This would not just impose government-sanctioned restrictions on land purchases in the U.S. based on nationality, it risks encouraging racial and ethnic profiling against communities like ours and opens the gates to further government restrictions based on nationality or ethnic heritage.