Advocacy
Testimony for "Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim Arab and South Asian American Communities" Hearing
March 1, 2022Advancing Justice - AAJC submits testimony to the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, & Civil Liberties.
Advancing Justice — AAJC recognizes the importance of the "Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim Arab and South Asian American Communities" hearing as the first Congressional hearing to examine how post 9/11 national security policies impacted and criminalized Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities. We write to express our concerns of the racial profiling and discriminatory targeting of the AMEMSA and Asian American communities.