JACL Official Statements Sign up for JACL Email Updates U.S. Government, Immigration JACL Policy 7/22/26 U.S. Government, Immigration JACL Policy 7/22/26 Statement from JACL Condemning the Excessive Use of Force by ICE Resulting in the Deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero Read More History JACL Policy 7/15/26 History JACL Policy 7/15/26 The Japanese American Citizens League Proudly Celebrates the 80th Anniversary of the Day of Affirmation Read More JACL Policy 7/7/26 JACL Policy 7/7/26 JACL National and JACL Chicago Stand with the African American Community in Evanston, IL Read More U.S. Government, Immigration, Supreme Court JACL Policy 6/30/26 U.S. Government, Immigration, Supreme Court JACL Policy 6/30/26 JACL Celebrates the Preservation of Birthright Citizenship Read More U.S. Government, Immigration, Asylum, Supreme Court JACL Policy 6/25/26 U.S. Government, Immigration, Asylum, Supreme Court JACL Policy 6/25/26 JACL Statement on Supreme Court Rulings Concluding Temporary Protections and Allowing Asylum Seekers to Be Turned Away Read More Education, U.S. Government JACL Policy 6/24/26 Education, U.S. Government JACL Policy 6/24/26 JACL Stands with 541 Organizations to Protect Disability Rights and Civil Rights for America’s Students Read More JACL Policy 5/28/26 JACL Policy 5/28/26 JACL Welcomes New Full-Time Executive Director, Lilly Simmering Read More Historic Preservation, History, U.S. Government JACL Policy 5/27/26 Historic Preservation, History, U.S. Government JACL Policy 5/27/26 JACL Calls for Action Following Tule Lake’s Endangered Historic Places Status Read More Responses to Hate JACL Policy 5/21/26 Responses to Hate JACL Policy 5/21/26 JACL Stands in Solidarity with the Muslim Community in the Wake of the Shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego Read More U.S. Government JACL Policy 5/4/26 U.S. Government JACL Policy 5/4/26 JACL Responds to the Supreme Court’s Decision in Louisiana v. Callais Read More Responses to Hate, Social Justice, U.S. Government JACL Policy 4/30/26 Responses to Hate, Social Justice, U.S. Government JACL Policy 4/30/26 JACL Stands with SPLC Against Federal Government’s Continuing Attack on Civil Rights Read More History, Education JACL Policy 3/30/26 History, Education JACL Policy 3/30/26 JACL Statement on the 80th Anniversary of the Closure of Tule Lake Read More JACL Policy 2/19/26 JACL Policy 2/19/26 On The 84th Anniversary of the Day of Remembrance, JACL Calls for Vigilance Amid Efforts to Erase American History and Harm Immigrant Communities Read More JACL Policy 2/18/26 JACL Policy 2/18/26 JACL National Board Statement | February 15, 2026 Read More U.S. Government, Immigration, Responses to Hate JACL Policy 1/26/26 U.S. Government, Immigration, Responses to Hate JACL Policy 1/26/26 Federal Agents Kill Two People In Minneapolis Within Two Weeks Read More JACL Policy 12/19/25 JACL Policy 12/19/25 JACL Supports the Reintroduction of the Reuniting Families Act 2025 Read More JACL Policy 12/10/25 JACL Policy 12/10/25 JACL Celebrates the Introduction of the AI Civil Rights Act Read More JACL Policy 9/12/25 JACL Policy 9/12/25 Joint Response from JACL National and JACL Chicago Chapter Regarding Immigration Raids and Possible National Guard Deployment Read More History, Responses to Hate, Immigration JACL Policy 9/5/25 History, Responses to Hate, Immigration JACL Policy 9/5/25 Court's Rejection of the Alien Enemies Act is a Cautious Victory Read More History, Responses to Hate, Immigration JACL Policy 8/28/25 History, Responses to Hate, Immigration JACL Policy 8/28/25 New ICE Detention Center at Fort Bliss Dishonors Japanese American History Read More Older Posts
U.S. Government, Immigration JACL Policy 7/22/26 U.S. Government, Immigration JACL Policy 7/22/26 Statement from JACL Condemning the Excessive Use of Force by ICE Resulting in the Deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero Read More
History JACL Policy 7/15/26 History JACL Policy 7/15/26 The Japanese American Citizens League Proudly Celebrates the 80th Anniversary of the Day of Affirmation Read More
JACL Policy 7/7/26 JACL Policy 7/7/26 JACL National and JACL Chicago Stand with the African American Community in Evanston, IL Read More
U.S. Government, Immigration, Supreme Court JACL Policy 6/30/26 U.S. Government, Immigration, Supreme Court JACL Policy 6/30/26 JACL Celebrates the Preservation of Birthright Citizenship Read More
U.S. Government, Immigration, Asylum, Supreme Court JACL Policy 6/25/26 U.S. Government, Immigration, Asylum, Supreme Court JACL Policy 6/25/26 JACL Statement on Supreme Court Rulings Concluding Temporary Protections and Allowing Asylum Seekers to Be Turned Away Read More
Education, U.S. Government JACL Policy 6/24/26 Education, U.S. Government JACL Policy 6/24/26 JACL Stands with 541 Organizations to Protect Disability Rights and Civil Rights for America’s Students Read More
JACL Policy 5/28/26 JACL Policy 5/28/26 JACL Welcomes New Full-Time Executive Director, Lilly Simmering Read More
Historic Preservation, History, U.S. Government JACL Policy 5/27/26 Historic Preservation, History, U.S. Government JACL Policy 5/27/26 JACL Calls for Action Following Tule Lake’s Endangered Historic Places Status Read More
Responses to Hate JACL Policy 5/21/26 Responses to Hate JACL Policy 5/21/26 JACL Stands in Solidarity with the Muslim Community in the Wake of the Shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego Read More
U.S. Government JACL Policy 5/4/26 U.S. Government JACL Policy 5/4/26 JACL Responds to the Supreme Court’s Decision in Louisiana v. Callais Read More
Responses to Hate, Social Justice, U.S. Government JACL Policy 4/30/26 Responses to Hate, Social Justice, U.S. Government JACL Policy 4/30/26 JACL Stands with SPLC Against Federal Government’s Continuing Attack on Civil Rights Read More
History, Education JACL Policy 3/30/26 History, Education JACL Policy 3/30/26 JACL Statement on the 80th Anniversary of the Closure of Tule Lake Read More
JACL Policy 2/19/26 JACL Policy 2/19/26 On The 84th Anniversary of the Day of Remembrance, JACL Calls for Vigilance Amid Efforts to Erase American History and Harm Immigrant Communities Read More
U.S. Government, Immigration, Responses to Hate JACL Policy 1/26/26 U.S. Government, Immigration, Responses to Hate JACL Policy 1/26/26 Federal Agents Kill Two People In Minneapolis Within Two Weeks Read More
JACL Policy 12/19/25 JACL Policy 12/19/25 JACL Supports the Reintroduction of the Reuniting Families Act 2025 Read More
JACL Policy 12/10/25 JACL Policy 12/10/25 JACL Celebrates the Introduction of the AI Civil Rights Act Read More
JACL Policy 9/12/25 JACL Policy 9/12/25 Joint Response from JACL National and JACL Chicago Chapter Regarding Immigration Raids and Possible National Guard Deployment Read More
History, Responses to Hate, Immigration JACL Policy 9/5/25 History, Responses to Hate, Immigration JACL Policy 9/5/25 Court's Rejection of the Alien Enemies Act is a Cautious Victory Read More
History, Responses to Hate, Immigration JACL Policy 8/28/25 History, Responses to Hate, Immigration JACL Policy 8/28/25 New ICE Detention Center at Fort Bliss Dishonors Japanese American History Read More
