Iranian 9/11 Hero: STEP Act a Mistake
New York – When Shahram Hashemi saw an airplane fly into the second World Trade Center building and smoke spewing from the first tower, he knew it wasn’t an accident. So Shahram, a young Iranian university student who had only been in the U.S. for three years, made a remarkable decision. As others fled the […]
Tell Congress to Stop the STEP Act
Last week, NIAC united the Iranian-American community against Congressman Gresham Barrett’s (R-SC) plan to reintroduce the Stop Terrorist Entry Program (STEP) Act, a bill he originally introduced in 2003 that sought to deport all non-immigrant Iranians in the US and ban Iranians from entering the US. Iranian Americans immediately sprung into action, sending nearly 5,000 […]
Breaking News: Language to Deport Iranians Dropped from STEP Act
Major Victory for Iranian-American Community Washington DC – Congressman Gresham Barrett’s (R-SC) office has confirmed to NIAC that he will drop language aimed at deporting non-immigrant Iranians from the U.S. when he reintroduces the Stop Terrorists Entry Program (STEP) Act today. This is a major victory for the Iranian-American community. When the STEP Act was […]