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For free, confidential immigration legal support, New Yorkers can contact @nycimmigrants.bsky.social's Legal Support Hotline at 800-354-0365 or by calling 311 and saying "Immigration Legal". Or they can call the New York State Office for New Americans Hotline at 1-800-566-7636.

Asian Americans have been at the forefront of this fight since the beginning and we are grateful to the many organizations that have fought tirelessly to protect birthright citizenship and the democratic principles our country was founded on.

View the guide and additional forms on our website in English, Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Khmer, Korean, Urdu, Vietnamese. Make a plan today, so if the unthinkable happens tomorrow, you're ready: www.aafederation.org/immigration-...

This Pride and Immigrant Heritage Month, we celebrate the legacy of changemakers like Dr. Chung, who show us that LGBTQ+ Asian Americans have always existed and have always fought for dignity, justice, and equal rights.

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When immigrant families are forced to wait months for legal help, the impacts can devastate families. 30% of NYC's non-citizens are Asian, yet community-based legal providers lack the resources to meet demand. @council.nyc.gov must fully fund the #RISENetwork at $3.5 million.

Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese woman hired by the federal government. Her job? Translating for Chinese immigrants detained on Angel Island. She helped them navigate an immigration system designed to keep them out, offering compassion and understanding in otherwise hostile conditions.

Dalip Singh Saund was the first Asian, Indian, Punjabi & Sikh American elected to Congress. But even before he made history with his election, he had already made his mark by advocating for the Luce-Celler Act—an act that made it possible for Indians and Filipinos to become US citizens.

Wong Kim Ark was born in San Francisco, the son of Chinese citizens. In 1895, he tried returning home from a trip to China but was denied re-entry. Officials said he wasn't a citizen and couldn't be one because he was Chinese. Wong took his case to the Supreme Court and made history.