Stop Profiling Immigrants! Have you ever been pulled aside for “extra screening” at the airport? Have you been accused of being a “gang member?” Have you been harassed by the police because of your race, religion, gender presentation, or sexual orientation? Profiling based on race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity is completely legal […]
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#QueerAzaadi: A National Call for Mourning, Action, & Celebration on 9/11
#QueerAzaadi // Queer Liberation A National Call for Action, Mourning, & Celebration on the Weekend of 9/11 Ava Le’Ray Barrin, 17 years old. Nabra Hassanen, 17 years old. Jaquarrius Holland, 18 years old. Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32 years old. These are just a few of the people that our communities have lost to hate crimes and […]
Guidance on Profiling – Letter to President Obama and DHS
December 26, 2016 To: Barack Obama, President of the United States Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Felicia Escobar, Special Assistant to the President for Immigration Policy, White House Domestic Policy Council Manar Waheed, Deputy Policy Director of Immigration, White House Domestic Policy Council Over the past two years, we have been […]
Media Release: Time to Close the Immigration Loophole and End Illegal Profiling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 23, 2016 TIME TO CLOSE THE IMMIGRATION LOOPHOLE AND END ILLEGAL PROFILING Advocates submit policy guidance to DHS to close profiling loophole At critical moment, as Obama Administration dismantles Muslim special registry, guidelines to end profiling in immigration enforcement gains urgency, momentum Today, the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) […]