Last week the Department of Justice, joined by the Department of Education, opened a new front in the fight over affirmative action, announcing an investigation into whether Yale discriminates illegally against Asian-American applicants. The move represents the latest attempt by the Trump administration to take aim at the longstanding practice of allowing race to be used as one of many factors, and never the primary or sole factor, in admissions at highly selective colleges and universities.

(Media Advisory) Students from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and residents of the city will join forces at the Irvine City Council meeting this evening, to reject what they view as a “Trump-inspired attack on minorities in Orange County.” “Will Irvine’s city council side with a racist agenda that separates families and dehumanizes people of color? Enough is enough. Irvine city council needs to make clear whether they stand with Trump’s hatred, or they stand with their own community in Irvine,” said Catherine Tran, who is a third year Asian American Studies Major. “We need our city council to say NO to hate, and be an example, for our youth, for our county, and yes for the rest of the country.”

After 36 days and 1,784 miles, the Dream Riders have arrived in San Diego and finished the #Journey2Justice bike tour on September 5th, the one year anniversary of President Trump rescinding DACA. Watch the livestream of our closing rally here! On this journey, our young people visited 33 cities and spoke with over 1,000 community folks about the importance of full citizenship for all 11 million undocumented immigrants and 35,000 intercountry adoptees. 

This is only the beginning!

The Journey to Justice Bike Tour may be over, but NAKASEC & Affiliates' campaign for #Citizenship4All has only just begun. We will continue organizing, mobilizing our base, and amplifying our message for a pathway to citizenship and basic human rights for all non-citizens.

NAKASEC celebrates the decision made today by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas to not block the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. What this ruling means is that for the time being, the federal government will continue to accept DACA renewal applications. Our young leaders have been at the forefront of organizing and advocating for undocumented immigrants since the threat to DACA first became public.  Two NAKASEC DACAmented leaders submitted testimony as part of a counter lawsuit led by MALDEF.  We encourage DACA recipients to renew NOW.