April Highlights: VISION Act in Little Saigon, New Civic Engagement Team, & More!

by VietRISE | Apr 18, 2022 | civic engagement, immigrant rights, newsletter, VISION Act

Dear Community, This past month, we were able to host our second PPE and know your rights resources solidarity distribution for Little Saigon residents, celebrate our friend An Nguyen’s two-year freedom anniversary from ICE detention with a digital day of action to...

Orange County Community Members Rally Senator Newman: Reject Trumpian Threats, Support VISION Act to End ICE Transfers of Immigrants and Refugees

by VietRISE | Sep 10, 2021 | immigrant rights, little saigon, press release, VISION Act

The state bill would end ICE transfers from California jails and prisons, ending double punishment for immigrants and refugees who have served time in California   MEDIA ADVISORY – For Immediate ReleaseMonday, September 6, 2021Contact: Salvador...

LA Times Op-Ed: Vietnamese refugees who’ve served prison time unjustly face deportation. That must change

by VietRISE | Apr 16, 2021 | bring human rights home, immigrant rights, little saigon, opinion, VISION Act

Check out this must-read opinion editorial published in the LA Times on April 7, 2021, written by Thai Viet Phan, Santa Ana’s first Vietnamese American city council member. Read the op-ed below. Vietnamese language version coming soon. We thank...

PRESS RELEASE: California Resolution Calling on Congress to Abolish ICE Passes Committee, Heads to Assembly Floor Vote with Support from Civil Rights Advocates

by VietRISE | Apr 15, 2021 | bring human rights home, immigrant rights, press release, VISION Act

For Immediate...