Georgia advocates across the state are angered by the latest move by the Trump Administration to limit census participation of black, brown, and immigrant communities.

Congress Must Now Act On a Permanent Pathway to Citizenship, Now is the Time to Defund ICE

Voting rights leaders warn that failures of June 9 primary must not be repeated

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Campaign, Muslim Advocates, NAACP, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, along with 110 additional organizations committed to racial justice and civil rights, called on the U.S. Department of Justice to open a full and thorough hate crimes investigation into the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

In coordination with the Atlanta Korean-American COVID-19 Task Force, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta has brought together community members to help those whose hardships in the outbreak are compounded by additional challenges in seeking assistance due to limited English proficiency and immigration status, among other cultural barriers.

In Race to Avert Catastrophe, Advocates Demand Immigrants Be Freed from Notorious Georgia Detention Centers

Though there are exceptions, the message is clear that immigrants are not welcome

Governor Brian Kemp’s reckless decision to reopen businesses that are nonessential in a time of crisis will put many lives in danger, especially those of working class immigrants and people of color.

Trump’s negligent response to COVID-19 cannot be hidden by his scapegoating of immigrants

Lawsuit Filed by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Behalf of Georgia Organizations

ICE will bear responsibility for sickness and death

Lawsuit: Failure to Address Public Health Crisis Risks Community Catastrophe

The new DHS rule made sweeping changes to the previous “public charge” test and will disproportionately block lower-income immigrants of color from obtaining lawful permanent residency, getting a green card.

On Monday, February 24th, Advancing Justice-Atlanta will host its Ninth Annual Asian American Advocacy Day at the Floyd Room of the James H. Floyd Building in downtown Atlanta.

Value Our Families, a national coalition of organizations advocating to strengthen the U.S. family-based immigration system, issues the following statement as Trump expands the Muslim ban to 6 more countries.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Asian Prisoner Support Committee, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, Southeast Asian Freedom Network, and Vietnamese Anti-Deportation Network strongly denounce the deportation of more than 30 Cambodian Americans.