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PAAIA Advocates for and Supports the Iranian People's Aspirations for Democracy, Human Rights, Freedom, and Self-Determination
The Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA) creates a new nonimmigrant visa category that allows family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents to temporarily visit their relatives in the United States.
The Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA) creates a new nonimmigrant visa category that allows family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents to temporarily visit their relatives in the United States.
IRANIAN-AMERICAN ORGS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP TRAVEL BAN EXECUTIVE ORDER
Contact: Christy Setzer, christy@newheightscommunications.com or Aurora Matthews, aurora@newheightscommunications.com, 301-221-7984 February 9, 2017 IRANIAN-AMERICAN ORGS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP TRAVEL BAN EXECUTIVE ORDER Joint Statement of the Pars Equality Center, the Iranian American Bar Association, the
Travel Ban Update
WASHINGTON – President Trump’s controversial Executive Order temporarily banning nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries is causing a crisis. PAAIA continues to monitor this situation. Last night, we hosted a conference call with Representatives from civil rights organizations and immigration
HOUSE DEMOCRATS SEEK INVESTIGATION INTO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION ORDER
WASHINGTON – Today, House Democrats sent a letter to the General Accountability Office (GAO) urging an investigation into President Trump’s controversial Executive Order temporarily banning nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, from entering the United
ACTION ALERT: SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO RESCIND PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DISCRIMINATORY IMMIGRATION BAN
WASHINGTON – Today, led by Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), House Democrats are filing legislation making President Trump’s controversial Immigration Executive Order null and void. In the Senate, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) are leading
UPDATE: President Trump’s Controversial Immigration Ban
WASHINGTON – The implementation of President Trump’s controversial executive order to temporarily ban nationals from Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Iran, from entering the United States was met with much confusion and reports of
PAAIA Rejects President Trump’s Immigration Ban on Iranian Nationals
WASHINGTON – Today, President Trump enacted an executive order temporarily banning nationals from Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Iran, from entering the United States. The measure prohibits immigrant and non-immigrant nationals from the
President Trump’s Impending Immigration Ban on Iranian Nationals Will Harm American Families and Interests
WASHINGTON – According to multiple sources, President Trump plans to issue an executive order temporarily banning nationals from several Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, from entering the United States. The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is deeply
Survey Demonstrates National Support for the Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON – According to a bipartisan survey from the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation (PPC), approximately two thirds of Americans oppose withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. The survey asked respondents to assess
PAAIA Applauds Decision to Dismantle the Special Registration Program
WASHINGTON – Today, the Obama administration announced that it would dismantle the regulatory framework behind the dormant National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). Created in the wake of September 11, 2001, NSEERS required non-immigrant nationals from twenty-five countries,
PAAIA Interviews Award-Winning Architects Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri
SILICON VALLEY, Calif. – Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri were born in Iran, and they came to the United States to pursue higher education. After graduating from Cornell University School of Architecture, they established Hariri & Hariri Architecture, a New
Donate to PAAIA’s IA-100 to continue our hard work in reuniting families
PAAIA is working towards passing the TFVA which will create a new visa category that will allow the family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents to visit from abroad. Currently, family members must apply to visit their relatives in the U.S. through B-2 visas which results in an unnecessarily high denial rate due to presumptions that the applicants intend to immigrate. The new visa category created by the TFVA will provide an opportunity for family members to visit their U.S. relatives without the worry of visa overstays.