NIAC Calls Out Hypocrisy of Trump and Allies on Iran Prisoner Swap
NIAC President Jamal Abdi released the following statement concerning criticism leveled by Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers against the Biden Administration’s effort to free wrongfully detained Iranian Americans: “It is disturbing and disheartening that we are seeing lies and politicization of the prisoner swap process with Iran, led by cynical politicians. Donald Trump and Congressional […]
Discriminatory Florida Bills Target Real Estate Purchases from Immigrant Communities
A series of new laws have been introduced in states throughout the country and at the federal level which aim to restrict the ability to purchase property on the basis of national origin. Bills in Florida – HB 1355 and SB 264 – are moving quickly and risk further eroding the rights of immigrant communities in the state. At the time of writing, HB 1355 had been reported favorably by the appropriations committee while SB 264 passed the Senate on a unanimous vote.
Memo: Committee Version of Texas Senate Bill 147
The new version of SB 147 that was passed out of committee in the Texas State Senate includes a few changes. As amended, it continues to invite discrimination against many different communities by continuing to target on the basis of national heritage. Read more for more details and analysis.
NIAC Statement on Biden’s MENA Category Recommendations
The Biden administration is proposing major changes to forms for the 2030 census and federal government surveys. This includes the adoption of a new Middle Eastern and North African category on the Census.
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.
Thank you for your generous support.
I want to take a brief moment to thank you for supporting NIAC with your contribution in 2022 and helping us hit our budgetary needs. The end of last year was certainly full of turbulence and division within the Iranian-American community, but we were able to hit our end of year fundraising goals thanks […]
NIAC Applauds Effort to Secure Accurate Representation of MENA Communities in Federal Data
Establishment of a MENA category would finally begin to address a gap for communities like ours in research and policymaking on subjects like health outcomes, socioeconomic conditions, and civic engagement. And, it could set a path for accurately counting and securing representation for our communities in the Census and to obtain community benefits from federal agencies like the Small Business Administration
بیانیه نایاک به مناسبت دومین سالگرد بازداشت خانواده‌های ایرانی-آمریکایی
Click here to read this in English. شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکا (نایاک) و سازمان آمریکای واحد، در انتقاد به تاخیر در اجرای عدالت در رابطه با تضییع حقوق صدها نفر که توسط اداره گمرک و حفاظت مرزی ایالات متحده آمریکا، با اعمال فرامین تبعیض‌آمیز صورت گرفت، بیانیه‌ای به شرح ذیل صادر نمود نیلوفر گنجه‌ای؛ معاون […]
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 […]
Olivia Abtahi’s Perfectly Parvin
In her debut novel, Perfectly Parvin, author Olivia Abtahi tells the story of 14-year-old Parvin Mohammadi, a second-generation Iranian American who navigates the trials of adolescence with the added complexity of growing up with different cultures. Growing up in the U.S. with an Iranian father and an Argentine mother, Abtahi herself is a reflection of the increasingly diverse Iranian diaspora. A filmmaker and writer, Abtahi weaves together a story that is not only fun to read, but is also a moving coming of age story fit for our times.