Born in the Philippines and raised in Georgia by her U.S. citizen father and Filipino immigrant mother, Bowman's right to U.S. citizenship has been repeatedly refused by immigration authorities — leading to a cruel, multi-year saga in ICE detention that began in 2017.

We cannot normalize ICE's cruel deportations. Every human being — regardless of race or immigration status — deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.

While Trump and his supporters claim to accept immigrants who “follow the rules,” the admin’s attacks on Asian, Latino, and African immigrants tell a different story: Trump is rewriting the rules to shut us out of the U.S., making it a place where only the white and wealthy can thrive.

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This will leave immigrants from Myanmar vulnerable to ICE’s destructive raids and mass deportations — alongside hundreds of thousands of people of color from Nepal, Afghanistan, Venezuela, and several other countries whose TPS protections were revoked by the administration earlier this year.

But under Trump, these communities are facing egregious threats to their safety again. First, through Trump’s racist travel ban that's been in effect against Myanmar and 11 other countries since June, and now through the admin’s refusal to renew the Myanmar TPS program when it expires in January.

Amid a 2021 military coup and the ongoing persecution of the Rohingya Muslim community, the U.S. government welcomed thousands of displaced people from Myanmar to the U.S. through a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, granting them temporary work visas and deportation protections.

Asian American voting power is undeniable. And as the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the U.S., our communities could make an even bigger difference in the midterms.

In California, Prop 50 — the Election Rigging Response Act — had the support of 72% of Asian voters, CNN reports. Prop 50 gives voters the power to counter Trump’s attempt to rig midterm election results in Texas and other states.

In Virginia, Black and Asian voters were pivotal to Democrat Abigail Spanberger’s win for the governor’s seat.

➡️ 80% of Asian Americans cast their ballots for Spanberger, according to CNN's exit poll.

In New Jersey, Democrat Mikie Sherrill won the support of 82% of Asian voters, according to @aapinewjersey.org. That includes 31% who identified as Republicans.

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In New York City, Asian voters showed the strongest support for Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani among all racial groups.

Mamdani was backed by 65% of Asian voters, according to NBC exit polling.

Support from South Asian voters was even higher — an overwhelming 87.2% according to @aaldef.bsky.social.

As relieved as we are that he is free and reunited with his family, his abduction should never have happened in the first place. We are outraged at the lengths the Trump administration will go to attack immigrants and people of color – even if it means disgracing the Constitution.

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Ge is one of at least 20 individuals to die in ICE custody in 2025 so far. Until ICE is held accountable, immigrant families will continue to lose their loved ones through these preventable tragedies.

The lawsuit reveals that Ge had no access to a translator, leaving him with little to no way to communicate or seek help during a period of severe mental distress. This is just one of many examples of ICE's pattern of neglect, which is driving an alarming number of deaths at facilities nationwide.

As South Asian and Muslim leaders gain political prominence, we must continue to pay attention to the racism and bigotry against them and the communities they represent.

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Racist slurs directed at the broader South Asian community also remained high during this time. From October 1 to November 11, the two most common anti-South Asian slurs — “p*ki,” “j**t,” and variations of them — showed up over 120,000 times.