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IAPAC Endorses Melody Shekari for Tennessee’s 28th District State Representative

26 Jul 2018

The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), the connected PAC of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, proudly announces its support for Melody Shekari for Tennessee’s 28th District...

PAAIA Statement on Recent US-Iran Relations

23 Jul 2018

For Immediate Release: Contact: Morad Ghorban Phone: (202) 828-8370 Email: morad@paaia.org Washington, D.C. – After last night’s speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and this morning’s statement by...

Children Separated at the Border Gain Help from Iranian Americans

10 Jul 2018

It was 1988. She had just turned 5. The Mexican desert sun beat down on the crowded car as she sat on her mother’s lap...

PAAIA and Coalition Help Uncover Disturbing Waiver Statistics

29 Jun 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld Presidential Proclamation 9645, also known as Travel Ban 3.0. In doing so, the Court (like the government attorney) cited...

Meet Amir Rezvani, PAAIA’S 2018 Summer CHIP FELLOW

29 Jun 2018

Washington, D.C.—PAAIA congratulates our newest Akbar Ghahary Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) Fellow, Amir Rezvani. He is spending eight weeks working on Capitol Hill in...

PAAIA Distressed over Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Travel Ban

27 Jun 2018

Washington, DC – PAAIA is deeply disturbed with yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Hawaii, allowing the latest version of the Travel Ban to continue...

SCOTUS Allows Trump Travel Ban to Stand; Iranian American Organizations Say the Fight is Not Over

26 Jun 2018

Contact: Aurora Matthews, aurora@newheightscommunications.com, 301-221-7984 June 26, 2018 “We remain committed to protecting the civil liberties of Iranian Americans and will continue to advocate for...

PAAIA Thanks Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) for Efforts to Disclose Travel Ban Details

22 Jun 2018

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passed an amendment introduced by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) that would require public reporting on...