NIAC Statement on the killing of Tyre Nichols
We are devastated by yet another killing of an unarmed Black man by police, this time 29 year-old Tyre Nichols of Memphis, Tennessee. Nichols – a father to a 4 year-old boy – was pulled over in a traffic stop on January 7th and then brutally beaten by police officers, which led to his hospitalization […]
شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکا قانون نژادپرستانه ممنوعیت مالکیت (برای ایرانیان) را در تگزاس را محکوم کرد
قانون پیشنهادی (در ایالت تگزاس) درباره ممنوعیت مالکیت زمین تعرض به حقوق شهروندان ایرانی نسب است.
واشنگتن- فرماندار تگزاس٬ گِرِگ ابوت درصدد است که قانون TX SB147 را که شهروندان ایرانی را به همراه شهروندان چین٬ روسیه و کُره از داشتن ملک در ایالت تگزاس منع می کند امضا کند. مقامات محلی و ایالتی این قانون را مغایر با قانون اساسی خوانده و آن را محکوم کرده و بر لغو آن تاکید دارند.
NIAC condemns racist property ownership ban in Texas
Proposed legislation attacks Iranian citizens by banning them from owning real estate. Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a bill (TX SB147) that would ban Iranians — along with citizens of China, North Korea and Russia — from owning property in Texas. Local and state officials have denounced the unconstitutional legislation and are urging its defeat.
117th Congressional Scorecard
NIAC Action grades members of the U.S. House and Senate based on their voting record and actions in our 3 priority areas: Peace and Diplomacy, Human and Civil Rights, and Equitable Immigration.
چگونه «ديگریسازی» ایرانیان در آمریکا منجر به سیاستگذاری بد میشود
Click here to read the Op-Ed in English. Click here to read the full report in English. یادداشت از عسل راد من نیز مانند میلیونها آمریکایی، در دنیای پس از یازده سپتامبر در حالی پا به سن بلوغ گذاشتم که در آن دیدگاهها و نگرشهای سیاسی ما نسبت به جنگ با پیامدهای آن تعریف میشد. […]
Statement on Two Year Anniversary of Custom Border Protection Detaining Iranian-American Families
2 years ago CBP US border officials lied in an attempt to cover up a gross violation of rights against Iranian-American families detained at Peace Arch Border Crossing in Blaine, WA. We demand action and accountability without further delay.
استقبال نایاک از تصویب اصلاحات مهاجرتی در مجلس نمایندگان
Click here to read this in English. رایان کاستلو، مدیر سیاستگذاری شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکا (نایاک)، در بیانیهای از تصویب «طرح بازسازی بهتر» در مجلس نمایندگان استقبال کرد. این قانون شامل یک سری اصلاحات مهاجرتی از جمله لغو تحریمهای تبعیضآمیز ترامپ علیه برندگان ویزای مهاجرتی گوناگونی (گرینکارت لاتاری) است مجلس نمایندگان لایحهای را تصویب کرد که […]
NIAC Action Applauds Diversity Visa Fix
The House Appropriations committee should be applauded for taking a key step to right a wrong today. Under the Trump administration, thousands of individuals were selected for diversity visas only to be denied on the basis of their national origin due to the Muslim ban and other discriminatory orders. Many sold their most valuable possessions and traveled through war zones just to have the chance to procure their promised visa, only to be cruelly and arbitrarily denied. Hope turned to despair and disillusionment.
NIAC Sends Letter to Venmo and PayPal After Discriminatory Account Freezes
We write to outline our concern that Venmo and its parent company Paypal, Inc. have engaged in actions toward account holders with Iranian heritage that many in our community perceive as discrimination against their national origin or heritage. This includes freezing transactions and accounts for simple transactions involving keywords like “Iranian” or “Persian.” Additionally, we have received increasing reports that Venmo has been messaging Iranian Americans asking them to verify their identity, including by requesting copies of a government-issued ID. For those who fail to provide the information, their accounts are closed.
The NO BAN Act: How to Stop Future Abuses of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
President Biden should be commended for rescinding the Muslim Ban on his first day in office. However, that is a step that could be easily reversed by a successor administration. Congress must clarify that the President does not have a blank check to discriminate on the basis of religious background or national origin:
تمجید نایاک از بایدن برای لغو فرمان «منع ورود مسلمانان» به آمریکا
Click here to read this in English. امروز تنها ساعاتی پس از مراسم تحلیف، آقای جو بایدن رئیسجمهور آمریکا با امضای یک فرمان اجرایی، قانون منع ورود مسلمانان به آمریکا را که از سوی دونالد ترامپ رئیسجمهور سابق وضع شده بود، ملغی اعلام کرد. به موجب این قانون، شهروندان بیش از ۱۲ کشور از جمله […]
NIAC Statement on New OFAC General License M on Online Learning
Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement after the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License M to broaden exemptions for Iranian students enrolled in U.S. academic institutions who are in Iran for the pandemic and whose classes moved online. This follows a call from NIAC and a coalition of academics urging OFAC to facilitate online learning for students barred from entering the U.S. under new DHS restrictions enacted over the summer.