Statements:
Affirmative Action on the SCOTUS Docket:
NASALSA Proudly participates in and supports the Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) campaign to keep affirmative action, which is on the docket of this session’s SCOTUS.
RELEASE OF THE U.S.’S OLDEST PRISONER OF THE WAR ON TERROR, SAIFULLAH PARACHA:
“The United States has released the U.S. military’s oldest prisoner of the war on terror, a 75-year-old businessman who was held for nearly two decades as a suspected sympathizer of Al Qaeda but was never charged with a crime. His transfer, in a secret military mission announced by the Pakistani government on Saturday, culminated months of negotiations to arrange his return. The Pentagon declined to comment. It was not known if Biden administration officials imposed any security restrictions on Mr. Paracha, but a lawyer swiftly released a photo of the former prisoner sitting in a McDonald’s in Karachi, Pakistan.” - @nytimes
We wish Mr. Paracha and his family (including his son Uzair, whose wrongful conviction on similar grounds of material support to terrorism was overturned in 2018) well and reflect on the ongoing impact of the War on Terror for South Asians in the United States, as well as the role that the next generation of our attorneys can take to create a more just system for all - regardless of race or faith.
ADNAN Syed:
We are thrilled to hear the incredible news that Pakistani American Adnan Syed’s case was overturned and vacated in Fall 2022. Today we reflect on the War on Terror and the unknown number of detained, harassed, targeted, surveilled, arrested, incarcerated and disappeared South Asians.
Resources:
Reproductive Justice
Interest & Submission Form: Sharing South Asian Abortion Stories: http://bit.ly/AbortionStoriesSOAR
South Asians for Abortion: https://www.southasiansforabortion.org/
Our Statement via our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/7bba7fee9085/summer-2022-newsletter
Nonprofits to watch
South Asian Americans Leading Together: Meet the NCSO | SAALT