Over 60 Organizations File Amicus Urging Courts to Heed Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration
June 3, 2025 – More than 60 Japanese American and Asian American organizations are joining Asian Law Caucus, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equity in filing an amicus brief urging the court to fulfill their role in preserving the right to due process and ensuring meaningful judicial review of executive orders. We’re coming together to defend civil rights for all and to share the stories of Japanese Americans under the Alien Enemies Act.  The targeting of Venezuelan immigrants by the Trump administration today mirrors our country’s dark past of rounding up and incarcerating Japanese American families during World War II. Already we have seen headlines of Venezuelans deported without a hearing and immigrants reporting for immigration proceedings seized by law enforcement at courthouses. We remember our collective history, collected and archived by generations of Japanese Americans, and won’t stand by and allow the Trump administration to mold the law to its own liking. At the heart of the amicus brief are the stories from Japanese American families who built lives and communities in the U.S. until they were suddenly branded as enemies under the Alien Enemies Act. Read their stories @jacl_national jacl.org/alien-enemies- act-stories
Read about case & our amicus: bit.ly/aea-amicus

Statement from ABAS Board
March 10, 2025-The Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS) joins the American Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, our local affinity bar associations, and our members in supporting and upholding the rule of law.  As API attorneys from diverse backgrounds practicing in the Sacramento Valley, we come from a storied tradition of holding local, state and federal governments
accountable. When we took our attorney oath on admission, we swore to support the Constitution of the United States. But a government “of the people, by the people, for the people” exists only when we as a profession uphold that oath.  We will continue to stand with our LGBTQ+ community.  We will continue to uphold the Constitutional rights of all, regardless of immigration status. We will continue to educate
our communities through “Know Your Rights” presentations. We will continue to do the work of ensuring “justice for all” means justice for all.
We stand in solidarity with all impacted communities in our area and pledge our continued support.

-2025 ABAS Board of Directors