San Diego renters once again have very limited eviction protections. Leaders must step up.Abdi is the interim director of organizing and campaigns for Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) and lives in San Diego.Throughout my time at the Partnership for the Advancement…San Diego Union-TribuneMigration Temp
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Afghans face insurmountable challenges in fleeing to U.S., a stark contrast to arriving UkrainiansAfter the last evacuation flights left Afghanistan, Homayra Yusufi’s family was one of many that scrambled to file applications to help their loved ones reach safety in the United States.Well…San Diego Union-TribuneMigration Temp
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New Memorandum from Leading Civil Rights Advocates Documents the Most Egregious Federal Programs that Surveil, Profile, and Criminalize Black, African, Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian Communities Twenty Years after President Bush Announced the “War on Terror,” Civil Rights Organizations Call on Biden Administration to Dismantle Unjust and Unconstitutional
Here’s why Muslim refugees don’t feel safe in the United StatesAl-Agha is a community organizer with Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans and lives in Escondido. Erikat is a Palestinian-American who grew up in San Diego. She is the policy associate…San Diego Union-TribuneMigration Temp
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Afghan Americans in San Diego pressure Biden and Congress to act as Taliban takes overNargis Habib knows what it means to live as a girl under Taliban rule.The San Marcos entrepreneur grew up in Afghanistan and was educated underground, her classrooms hidden away in basements becaus…San Diego Union-TribuneMigration
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Despite eviction moratoriums and rent relief, families are still being evictedSahid is the founder and executive director of the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans. She lives in City Heights.Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 14.5 percent of San D…San Diego Union-TribuneMigration Temp
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Afghanistan needs humanitarian aid for civilians and homes for refugeesYusufi is an Afghan American who grew up in San Diego. She is the deputy director for the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) and lives in San Marcos. To prevent a humanitarian …San Diego Union-TribuneMigration Temp
Years after escaping Afghanistan, refugee advocate calls for immediate humanitarian responseThe humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is growing more dire, with thousands displaced from their homes, banks shut down, and aid workers forced to flee.LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX)By: Amanda Brandeis
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2021 Media Contact: Homayra Yusufi, homayra@panasd.org, (619) 363-6948 afghanamericancoalition@gmail.com August 17, 2021 -- Decades of conflict and the execution of the U.S. military withdrawal in Afghanistan have all contributed to this worsening humanitarian catastrophe. The Afghan-American Coalition, an
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Advocates Urge San Diego City Council To Delay Vote On Surveillance Technology ContractCouncilmembers are set to vote on whether to keep using ShotSpotter, a system that is supposed to detect when gunshots are fired. Advocates say the technology is flawed and creates community distrust.KPBStwitter