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WASHINGTON, DC – On March 20th, 2017, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) hosted its annual Nowruz reception on Capitol Hill. Fourteen members of Congress, including House Democratic Leader Nancy […]...
MARCH 21, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) introduced legislation in honor of the Iranian New Year into the Congress. The resolution recognizes the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz […]...
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 […]...
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 prom...
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 [&hel...
WASHINGTON, DC – While we wait for the Trump Administration to issue an updated travel ban that will likely restrict entry of Iranians into the United States, two Republican Senators, John […]...
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 ...
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. […]...
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, […]...
WASHINGTON, DC –Members of Congress have introduced legislation opposing President Trump’s discriminatory Executive Order restricting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran. While the ban has been temporarily suspended and is [&hellip...