Have you heard the recording going around African social media from a worker at JFK Airport?
The anonymous worker describes seeing a traveler at the airport having her green card taken away, allegedly for receiving public benefits. Can this really happen?
ACT Executive Director and immigration attorney Amaha Kassa addresses the rumors and explains the legal information you need if you are a green card holder who's preparing to travel.
Please join the members, staff, and Board of African Communities Together at a celebration of 5 years of African immigrants making change!
Featuring African food (heavy appetizers), African music, and African people!
At the historic National Black Theatre in Harlem.
Honorees to be announced.
Purchase tickets online by clicking here.
Since 2016, ACT has been fighting for the thousands of immigrants from Liberia who are in the US under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) programs.
Most recently, we helped organize the campaign to extend DED, working with DED holders, the Liberian community, African organizations, and allies from around the country to lobby Congress, rally, and speak out to save this important program.
Today, we learned that the Trump Administration will terminate the program, after a one year transition period.
African Communities Together addresses questions about President Trump's immigration executive orders on an emergency informational call for African communities. Panel includes legal experts from:
This call also includes upcoming actions and next steps to fight back against the orders, and tips for community members to protect themselves.
PBS NewsHour recently covered New York City's expanded translation of voter registration forms, and highlighted ACT's work on language access for New York's African communities:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/new-york-city-voter-registration-la…
Over the past months, ACT and our partners in the Coalition for TPS Renewal have waged a campaign to save Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
On the eve of the deadline for Homeland Security to announce whether it will renew Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, 39 members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary Jeh Johnson asking him to extend the program.
On Thursday, July 14, 2016, New York City officials announced that voter registration forms will be translated into an additional five languages, including: Arabic, French, Haitian Creole, Russian, and Urdu.
