Iranian American Organizations Urge ICE to Immediately Release Dr. Sirous Asgari at Risk of Serious Illness and Death from COVID-19

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April 13, 2020 We, the undersigned organizations, call on Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Dr. Sirous Asgari to the care of his family, as he is unjustly detained in a civil immigration detention center in Louisiana…

IABA Condemns COVID-19 Based Discrimination & Attacks

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IABA Condemns COVID-19 Based Discrimination & Attacks The Iranian American Bar Association (IABA) condemns the discriminatory rhetoric and racist attacks against the Asian Pacific American (APA) community in the wake of the…

IABA Statement on Travel Ban Expansion

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IABA Statement on Travel Ban Expansion  Dear IABA Members and Supporters, This week marked the third anniversary of President Trump's Travel Ban. It marked the third year that Iranian-Americans have been separated from our families for…

Reports of Mass Detentions of Iranians and Iranian Americans at the Washington/Canada Border

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January 6, 2020 We write to share extremely disconcerting news, and to share important information with you regarding new immigration incidents affecting Iranian Americans and Iranians in the U.S.  Please read the below carefully and share…

The white supremacist gang member who brutally murdered Shayan Mazroei was found guilty of second degree murder.

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Dear Members and Friends, Today, a convicted white supremacist gang member who brutally murdered a young member of our community, Shayan Mazroei, over four years ago in Orange County, California, was found guilty of second degree murder.…

IABA Letter to U.S. Gov't to Comply with ICCPR Obligations

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Click the link below to download the full letter: 2019.06.14 Letter to DOS - U.S. Compliance with ICCPR FINAL

Plaintiff’s Complaint Challenging the Waiver Process in the Travel Ban

https://iaba.us/wp-content/uploads/Plaintiffs-Complaint-Challenging-the-Waiver-Process-in-the-Travel-Ban.pdf

Exhibits to Plaintiff’s Complaint Challenging the Waiver Process in the Travel Ban

https://iaba.us/wp-content/uploads/Exhibits-to-Plaintiffs-Complaint-Challenging-the-Waiver-Process-in-the-Travel-Ban.pdf

New York Chapter's upcoming Nowruz gala

Nahal Iravani-Sani on the Quest for Justice

With the goal of harnessing the untapped potential of Iranian-Americans, and to build the capacity of the Iranian diaspora in effecting positive change in the U.S. and around the world, the West Asia Council has launched a series of interviews…