NIAC Condemns New USCIS Guidance Requiring Foreign Nationals to Leave the U.S. to Adjust Status, Warns of Devastating Impact on Iranian Nationals in the US
Washington D.C. – National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is deeply concerned by a new guidance from USCIS requiring foreign nationals to pursue adjustment of status through consular processing outside the United States — a reversal of longstanding practice that would have uniquely catastrophic consequences for Iranian nationals. “This isn’t a bureaucratic tweak — it’s a […]
NIAC Statement on Narrow 212-212 Defeat of Third Iran War Powers Resolution in House
Washington, DC – The National Iranian American Council commended growing opposition to the Iran war in Congress following a narrow 212-212 rejection of the Iran war powers resolution from Rep. Josh Gottheimer (H.Con.Res.75). Three Republican lawmakers who voted for the Iran war have now shifted course this week and voted to end it, with Reps. […]
NIAC Statement on Narrow 49-50 Defeat of Seventh Iran War Powers Resolution
Washington, D.C. – The National Iranian American Council commended growing opposition to the Iran war in Congress following a narrow 49-50 rejection of the Iran war powers resolution from Sen. Jeff Merkley, S.J.Res.163. Opposition to the Iran war continues to grow in Congress and with Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becoming the third Republican Senator […]
NIAC Statement on Recent Ruling In Favor of 83 Applicants from Travel Ban-Affected Communities
Washington, D.C. – The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) issued the following statement applauding a recent order from a federal judge that the Trump administration must resume processing for the immigration applications of 83 individuals from travel ban-designated countries and asylees: “The shutdown of USCIS processing for virtually all immigration applications affecting individuals from travel […]
NIAC Statement on Trump’s Unilateral Announcement of a Ceasefire Extension
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, released the following statement on President Trump’s announcement of a unilateral, indefinite extension of the two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan with no set date for future negotiations to conclusively end the war: “President Trump’s unilateral extension of the ceasefire is preferable to […]
NIAC Statement: House Fails to End Iran War in 213–214 Decision
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, released the following statement after the House of Representatives narrowly failed to pass H.Con.Res. 40, the Iran War Powers Resolution introduced by Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), and Jim Himes (D-CT): “The narrow defeat of a resolution to definitively end […]
NIAC Statement: U.S.-Iran Talks Undermined
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement regarding the U.S.-Iran negotiations in Islamabad and President Trump’s threat of a military blockade on Iran “President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will commit an act of war against Iran via a military blockade after a lone day […]
NIAC Press Release: Early Ceasefire Violations Undermine U.S.-Iran Talks Ahead of Islamabad
Washington D.C. – Ryan Costello, Policy Director at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement regarding the status of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire: “It is appropriate to keep expectations very low for the Islamabad negotiations in light of the near-immediate Israeli-U.S. violation of the ceasefire terms. Continued warfare is not only possible but […]
NIAC Action New York, Iranian Americans, and Coalition Allies Call on Leader Jeffries & Rep. Meeks to Force a Vote and End the War with Iran
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NIAC Action New York, Iranian Americans, and Coalition Allies Call on Leader Jeffries & Rep. Meeks to Force a Vote and End the War with Iran Brooklyn, NY — Iranian Americans, community leaders, and coalition partners gathered yesterday at 11:00 a.m. outside House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ office in Brooklyn to call […]
NIAC Statement: U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Announced
Washington D.C. – NIAC released the following statements following the announcement of a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran: “President Trump has gone from threatening civilizational annihilation in the morning to announcing a very tenuous ceasefire in the evening. There are many questions to answer, including how sustainable it can be. Yet, we encourage all […]
NIAC Calls for Congressional Investigation Following Trump’s Threats of Potential War Crimes
Washington, DC – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement regarding U.S. and Israel attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure and statements by President Trump threatening to attack Iran’s electricity grid and desalination plants: “The U.S.-Israel war on Iran increasingly appears aimed not at defeating a military adversary but instead […]
Press Conference Media Advisory: End Democratic Complicity: Force the Vote, Stop the War
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Etan Mabourakh – Organizing Manager, NIAC Action [email protected] | End Democratic Complicity: Force the Vote, Stop the War Press Conference on Democratic Leadership’s Failure to Force a Vote on the Iran War Powers Resolution WHAT: Despite having an historic opportunity to pass the Iran War Powers Resolution, House Democratic leadership refused to […]