TNJFON joined the ACLU and 10 partner organizations to demand a stop to voter intimidation aimed at naturalized citizens in Tennessee.
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Through advocacy and legal services, we are building a better state for all.
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TNJFON staff continues to advocate for the Afghan Adjustment Act in meetings with legislators and presentations to the community. For the representatives in Congress, this is simply another bargaining chip and talking point, but for Afghan evacuees, it’s their lives. We owe it to our new neighbors to do the right thing.
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Last Tuesday, the Biden administration released a notice of proposed rulemaking detailing new immigration regulations that amount to an asylum ban at the US-Mexico border. While the Biden administration has attempted to distinguish its asylum ban from Trump’s policies, it still has the same effect: denying asylum seekers lifesaving protection in the United States. Right now, the asylum ban is still a proposal. We have just 30 days to submit public comments urging the administration to reverse course.
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Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors exists in a complex world, where economic, cultural, legal, and security interests create both opportunities and barriers for immigrants attempting to access legal assistance. The political climate of a particular state can have a life-changing impact on the ability of the national JFON network to help others. Each JFON affiliate participates in a variety of advocacy efforts, accounting for political context that may impact the success of their work.
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This month TNJFON staff members Hashmatullah Azizi, Hannah Smalley, and Meagan Lombardi joined other advocates in meetings with aides to Senator Bill Hagerty and Senator Marsha Blackburn to push for passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act. Introduced on August 9, 2022, the legislation would provide a path to permanent legal residency to Afghans admitted under humanitarian parole. This would keep many Afghans from dealing with the arduous, often traumatizing, process of applying for asylum.
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One year has passed since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, but tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees in the United States remain in legal limbo without a clear path to legal permanent residency. TNJFON, along with the national Justice for Our Neighbors network, calls on Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act.
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