Spotlighting Iranian Cinema as We Prepare for the Travel Ban’s Comeback
See the film we just screened, find answers to questions and resources, and organize in your community opposing the return of the Muslim Travel Ban
Panel Recap: Not Going Back: Civil Rights, Immigration, and Representation in the Next Administration
Not Going Back: Civil Rights, Immigration, and Representation in the Next Administration “This is an existential crisis because their message is ‘get out!’ I don’t know how to make that more clear.” warned Representative Gene Wu – a legislator in the Texas House of Representatives representing the 137th District – speaking on a panel addressing […]
Iranian Visa & Refugee Processing in the Biden Era
President Joe Biden was right to remove the Muslim Ban on Day One of his administration. Yet, as his term ends after four years, the processing of visas for Iranians under his administration never returned to anything approaching the levels that were seen under the Obama administration. This marks a failure that tarnishes President Biden’s […]
The Threat of Another Muslim Ban is No Cover for Biden
With the 2024 Presidential Election on the horizon, many who supported Joe Biden in his first contest against Donald Trump are facing a moral and political conundrum. Trump poses an existential threat to American democracy. He has pledged retribution for his political opponents, wants to resurrect powers to intern and deport immigrant communities on the […]
نایاک با پیشنهاد تصویب قانونی برای ممنوعیت سفر به ایران مخالفت می‌کند
جمال عبدی، مدیر شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکا (نایاک) در واکنش به پیشنهاد الیوت آبرامز، نماینده ویژه دولت آمریکا در امور ایران در زمان دولت ترامپ و رابرت منندز، رئیس کمیته روابط خارجی سنا (دموکرات از ایالت نیوجرسی) درباره ممنوعیت سفر از آمریکا به ایران، بیانیه زیر را صادر کرد:
NIAC Opposes Proposals to Ban U.S. Travel to Iran
NIAC President Jamal Abdi issued the following statement in response to proposals from former Donald Trump Iran Envoy Elliot Abrams and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) to ban U.S. travel to Iran:
Call your Representative to demand they not ban Iranian Americans from seeing their loved ones
No government, whether Iranian or American, should threaten the Iranian-American community with jail time to prevent us from being able to see our loved ones. We must stop these attempts to restrict Iranian American rights before it’s too late. Here is a step-by-step guide to call your representative’s office to express your opposition to his proposal to ban travel to Iran.
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.
Call Texas State House out on ban on Iranians from owning property
Texas Governor Abbott has announced that he plans on signing legislation banning Iranians from owning property in his state. We must mobilize in the Texas State House to stop this legislation from seeing the light of day. Take action now by calling Texas State House Members>>
Urge the Texas State Senate Affairs Committee to VOTE NO on SB 147
We must mobilize to stop this nativist legislation from seeing the light of day. Take action now by calling Texas State Affairs Committee Offices>>
Call Texas Governor Greg Abbott out on ban on Iranians from owning property
Texas Governor Abbott has announced that he plans on signing legislation banning Iranians from owning property in his state. We must mobilize to stop this legislation from seeing the light of day. Take action now by calling his office>>
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 […]