PAAIA’s Statement on Supreme Court’s Travel Ban Decision
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments regarding the legality of President Trump’s revised Travel Ban in October, while partially reinstating the travel ban for […]
PAAIA Condemns Terror Attacks in Tehran
Today, ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack in Tehran, Iran which left 12 Iranians dead and 42 wounded. PAAIA was deeply disheartened to learn of this […]
PAAIA’s Statement on the Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
Statement on the Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017: The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is concerned that the Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (S.722) […]
PAAIA joins a coalition of Iranian American organizations on a statement about the detention of Iranians by U.S. authorities
Washington, DC – As organizations that represent the Iranian-American community, we are deeply concerned by recent arrests of Iranians visiting and studying in the United States. At least two Iranians are […]
WE NEED TO PERMANENTLY STOP TRAVEL BAN 2.0!
WASHINGTON, DC – While PAAIA welcomes the two federal rulings blocking the Trump Administration’s revised travel ban 2.0, we will continue to work diligently to permanently stop this discriminatory measure. In his ruling, Judge […]
IRANIAN AMERICAN ORGS FILE FEDERAL CHALLENGE TO TRUMP TRAVEL BAN 2.0
Complaint Outlines Devastating Impact of Travel Ban on Iranian-American Families Contact: Christy Setzer, [email protected] or Aurora Matthews, [email protected], (301)-221-7984 March 15, 2017 Washington, DC —Four prominent Iranian-American organizations renewed their challenge to the Trump Administration’s illegal […]
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ISSUES REVISED EXECUTIVE ORDER WITH BROAD EXEMPTION AUTHORITY
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Trump unveiled an updated Immigration Ban Executive Order temporarily restricting nationals from six Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, from traveling to the United States. After the original Executive Order […]
IRANIAN AMERICAN ORGS ON RISE IN HATE CRIMES: TIME FOR LEADERS TO CONDEMN THESE INCIDENTS
Contact: Christy Setzer, [email protected] or Aurora Matthews, [email protected], 301-221-7984 WASHINGTON, DC – Today four Iranian American organizations released the following statement following a series of violent incidents that have recently taken place with the […]
RAISE YOUR VOICE! ATTEND YOUR CONGRESS MEMBERS’ PUBLIC EVENTS
Raise your voice! Congress needs to hear Iranian American voices opposing the Immigration Ban Executive Order. The first District Work Week since President Trump’s inauguration takes place on February 18th – 26th. […]
U.S. BUSINESS LEADERS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP: REFUGEES ENRICH AMERICA
Washington, DC – Eighty prominent industry professionals published an open letter to President Trump yesterday urging him to reconsider his Executive Order banning nationals from seven predominantly Muslim nations, including Iran, […]