Asian Americans and U.S. Law

Resource 10 . 6 . 4

Siskiyou County, Sheriff, Persecute Asian Americans in Sweeping Racial Targeting Campaign, Class Action Lawsuit Charges

Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus

Marina Hsieh

A concrete example of how government officials go beyond rhetoric to official discriminatory policies. This 2022 lawsuit by the AAAJ-Asian Law Caucus, ACLU-NC, and the Covington & Burling law firm could reshape how local law enforcement and county officials' actions burden the local Hmong population in everything from traffic stops to access to water. 

Siskiyou County, Sheriff, Persecute Asian Americans in Sweeping Racial Targeting Campaign, Class Action Lawsuit Charges

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