AJC condemns the unconscionable separation of nearly 2,000 children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent weeks and urges immediate congressional action to change the administration’s policy.
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AJC Decries “Zero-Tolerance” Immigration Policy that Separates Families; Backs Bills to Reunite Children with their Parents and Prevent Future Separations
AJC’s Latino Jewish Leadership Council to Visit Puerto Rico
AJC’s Latino Jewish Leadership Council (LJLC) will visit Puerto Rico this week on a fact-finding and solidarity mission.
Jewish and Latino Leaders in New York Mobilize for Puerto Rico
AJC New York’s Latino-Jewish Coalition, in partnership with AJC’s Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs, held an advocacy training for leaders of the Puerto Rican and Jewish communities. The event at AJC headquarters addressed ways to work together to aid Puerto Rico’s recovery.
AJC Condemns Abbas’s UN Security Council Speech
AJC strongly condemned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech before the UN Security Council, in which he called for an ‘international conference” by the middle of this year to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Latino Jewish Leadership Council Marks First Anniversary
The national Latino Jewish Leadership Council (LJLC) convened in the nation’s capital for a series of meetings on the first anniversary of its founding.
AJC Urges President Trump to Reconsider Ending TPS for Salvadorans
AJC is urging the Trump Administration to reconsider its decision to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Salvadorans.
AJC Convenes Leaders from Latin American Jewish Communities, Honors Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
More than 70 leaders from Jewish communities in Latin America, Spain and Portugal, joined by AJC leaders and Latino Jews living in the United States, gathered in Colombia, from November 30 to December 3, for the annual strategic forum of AJC’s Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs (BILLA).
AJC Delegation Visits Arabian Gulf
An AJC leadership delegation concluded nine days of consultations with senior government officials, policy analysts, business leaders, high-ranking military officers, U.S. diplomats, journalists and other interlocutors in several Arabian Gulf states.
AJC Launches ACCESS Young Leadership Program in São Paulo, Brazil
ACCESS, AJC’s highly-acclaimed young leadership program, launched its newest global affiliate in São Paulo, home to a Jewish community numbering approximately 60,000.
Latino and Jewish Leaders United Against Violence, Racism and Antisemitism
Members of the Latino Jewish Leadership Council (LJLC) strongly denounce the violence, hatred and antisemitism displayed by white supremacists, the KKK, and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12.
AJC Statement on Cancelled Meeting of Presidents Peña Nieto and Trump
AJC is deeply disappointed by the cancellation of the meeting between President Donald J. Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. The vast network of U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial ties, border security, and the flow of migrants are among the key issues that the two presidents were expected to discuss.
Latino-Jewish Leadership Council Convenes in Washington for Day of Advocacy
Members of the Latino-Jewish Leadership Council (LJLC) gathered for two days of advocacy meetings in the nation’s capital.
AJC Praises U.S. Military Strike on Syrian Airbase
AJC praised President Trump for ordering a U.S. military strike on a Syrian airbase following the Assad regime’s fatal chemical weapons attack earlier this week.
AJC Statement on Immigration Reform
AJC has long supported comprehensive immigration reform that at once secures the nation’s borders and offers a humane alternative to the limbo in which 11 million undocumented immigrants find themselves.
