The South Asian Coalition

Is an emerging network of local and national organizations across the United States committed to collective liberation, collaboration, and solidarity.

Our Coalition

Our Goals

The South Asian Coalition seeks to amplify key policy priorities and issues affecting South Asians in the United States through community awareness, policy analysis, and collaborations. The immediate goals of the South Asian Coalition are to:

Uplift

Policy issues, community needs, and shared narratives

Cultivate

Opportunities for learning, coordination, and strategic partnerships

Practice

Solidarity, community care, trust, and spaciousness

25 Years Later

Stories of Solidarity and Survival Hub

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Latest Updates

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Read the SAC Summit Community Report Back!April 24, 2026
Community Update: Suspension of Immigrant Visas for 75 Countries (including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan)January 15, 2026
South Asian Coalition marks one-year anniversaryOctober 27, 2025

Resources

SAC Statements and Community Explainers

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Learning Hub

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southasianamericancoalition

A network of South Asian orgs addressing policy, convened by @manavispeaks @asata_bayarea @muslimsforjustfutures @rakshainc

On June 30, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling

On June 30, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling to uphold state laws that prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, finding that state bans do not violate federal laws under Title IX, a federal law that prohibit sex discrimination in school programs.

As stated by South Asian Coalition member Desi Rainbow (@desirainbowparents): “We are saddened by the Supreme Court’s decision to allow state-level bans on transgender girls’ participation in sports to stand, including those previously passed in 27 states...The bans single out trans girls for exclusion without context, treating a kindergarten soccer game the same way as an elite athletic event. Looking forward, we must work to replace bans with rules for participation that are tailored to achieve fairness in different sports at different ages and levels of competition. All students playing sports deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. We cannot lose sight of the fact that there are real children whose lives will be impacted by this ruling.”

SAC Member Sakhi for South Asian Survivors (@sakhinyc) reflected on the decisions in B.P.J. And Hecox: “This is about more than athletics. It is about whether transgender people are free to participate in public life without their identities becoming the basis for exclusion. It is about whether equal protection means that every person has the same opportunity to belong, or whether those protections can be narrowed whenever a vulnerable community is involved...Too often, the language of ‘fairness’ is used to justify exclusion.”

Scroll to read the full statements from Desi Rainbow and Sakhi for South Asian Survivors, along with a resource offering from our friends at Transgender Law Center (@translawcenter). Do make sure to follow these groups for more updates and resources.

Over the last 18 months, several South Asian Coali

Over the last 18 months, several South Asian Coalition members joined the fight defend the promise of birthright citizenship, working on litigation, organizing, and advocacy. SAC Members stood together at the steps to the Supreme Court, shoulder to shoulder with immigrant communities from across the country, when oral arguments were heard in April ‘26. (scroll to see photos from SAC x SCOTUS). The SAC extends its deepest gratitude and appreciation for the tireless efforts of the diverse ecosystem who fought for birthright citizenship.

This week, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the promise provided by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution - that all children born on U.S. soil are U.S. citizens.

While SAC members are relieved that the Court made the correct decision in Barbara, many note how the decision was deeply, and surprisingly, divided. Further, in recent weeks, the Supreme Court validated many federal policies that target marginalized communities, such as:

🛑 Permitting states and schools to exclude transgender athletes from sport and the right to equally participate in society

🛑 Approving the Administration’s racially-driven terminations of temporary protected status for those who came to the U.S. for safety

🛑 Blessing the practice of turning away asylum seekers at our southern border

🛑 Greenlighting racial gerrymandering.

As SAC member AALDEF (@aaldef) noted: “The administration is trying to redraw America around a white supremacist line. This ruling stops one piece of their agenda.”

The Barbara decision confirms the fact that we all belong in this country we call home — all of us, regardless of where you were born or who you are.

As the South Asian Network (@southasiannetwork) reminds us, “This work doesn’t end with one court case. It never does. But moments like this remind us that when communities come together, our voices matter.”

Scroll to read reflections from SAC member groups + follow to learn more about their work.

At the March Congressional staffer briefing on Sou

At the March Congressional staffer briefing on South Asians and Immigration hosted by ASATA-Power, Aparna Bhattacharyya, Executive Director of Raksha, Inc., highlighted how immigration policy intersects with gender-based violence and community safety, particularly for immigrant survivors.

Bhattacharyya shared how some survivors have been arrested after reporting abuse or while accessing vital services. “Survivors now face an impossible choice between safety and deportation,” said Bhattacharyya.

She also described how funding cuts are weakening the capacity of organizations that support them and how new certifications to receive federal funding leave nonprofits in a bind.

Bhattacharyya called for restoring protections for sensitive locations, reducing application backlogs, and protecting nonprofit funding.

To learn more, visit www.raksha.org.

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At the March Congressional staffer briefing hosted

At the March Congressional staffer briefing hosted by ASATA-Power, Dr. Roja Suganthy-Singh, President of Dalit Solidarity Forum, drew attention to caste-based discrimination and labor exploitation. She shared the experiences of Dalit workers who were brought to the United States on religious visas to construct a BAPS temple in New Jersey, where they were subjected to low wages, confiscation of passports, and unsafe conditions that have led to long-term health consequences.

Dr. Suganthy-Singh connected these abuses to the broader persistence of caste discrimination within the U.S and called for federal recognition of caste as a protected category, congressional hearings on caste discrimination, and renewed investigations into labor exploitation cases. “Caste is the world’s longest surviving system of discrimination—and it has followed us here,” reflected Dr. Suganthy-Singh.

To learn more:
💡Visit The Dalit Solidarity Forum: https://dalitsolidarityforumusa.com/justice-for-baps-workers/

💡Check out this article in The Guardian, which offers a deep dive on the horrific treatment of the BAPS temple worker (see link in bio): https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/new-jersey-hindu-temple-lung-disease

At the March congressional staffer briefing hosted

At the March congressional staffer briefing hosted by ASATA-Power, Harman Singh, Executive Director of The Sikh Coalition, focused on the intersection of labor and immigration policy, particularly the impact of recent regulations on Sikh truck drivers and other immigrant workers. Mr. Singh shared how Punjabi Sikhs began entering the U.S. trucking industry in large numbers during the 1980s, and Sikh truck drivers and business owners have played a critical role in addressing driver shortages over the past several years.

However, new federal rules exclude legally authorized workers—including asylum seekers and refugees—from obtaining or renewing commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). Mr. Singh highlighted that “Drivers are being excluded solely because of their immigration status—regardless of their skills, safety record, or qualifications.” Singh called on Congress to protect immigrant workers from such targeting.

Mr. Singh also raised the issue of protections for immigrant religious workers, who often have to leave after 5 years in the U.S., and asked Congress to consider ways to protect immigrant religious workers.

Learn more about these issues by visiting @thesikhcoalition.

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