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President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship is once again frozen by a federal judge’s nationwide injunction, preventing the administration from enforcing the policy in any of the 50 states.

三藩市市參事會預算委員會昨日舉行修訂預算案前最後一次公聽會， 500多位市民到場發言，要求市府保留社會服務資源。華協中心、華人進步會、安老自助處、華人權益促進會、亞洲法律聯會、散房家庭團結會等多個華人組織動員集體參與。

隨著三藩市市政府年度預算審議進入最後關鍵階段，多個為華人社區提供服務的非營利機構對資金延續前景意見分歧。

舊金山華埠的主要亞裔組織，包括華人權益促進會、華人進步會、華協中心以及安老自助處召開聯合記者會，社區領袖譴責ICE在舊金山、東灣Concord和首府沙加緬度移民法庭的執法行動。

多個華人社區組織——華人權益促進會、華人進步會、華協中心、亞洲法律聯會及安老自助處——17日聯合召開記者會，試圖為被恐慌籠罩的社區帶來一些確定性。然而與會者帶來的消息，卻讓人更加憂慮。

With a rise in immigration raids and arrests outside courthouses schools, and at workplaces and other slice-of-life locations — coupled with a slew of Trump policies that whittle away or outright revoke people’s legal status and rights — immigrants across the country, regardless of their status, are increasingly at…

三藩市市參事會預算委員會首日聽證會周三舉行，三藩市多個部門向預算委員會呈交年度預算報告。公眾評論環節吸引逾百名民眾參與，近百名華人出席，包括華人權益促進會（CAA）、華協中心（CCDC）、散房家庭團結會、華人進步會等組織代表發言。

This year’s ceremony at SF City Hall recognized eight groups and people for their work to support the city’s immigrant community.

面对这波资讯混乱与政策冲击，由华人权益促进会（Chinese for Affirmative Action, CAA）中文数字团队营运的「辟谣吧」网站应运而生，成为全美首个专门针对华裔美国人社群假消息进行事实查核的平台。

“Birthright citizenship — that’s the foundation for every American’s rights. You take away their citizenship and they lose all their rights,” said Wong.

Few Americans knew of Norman Wong, a 75-year-old retired carpenter living quietly in Brentwood, California, until a presidential executive order transformed him into an unlikely symbol of a new national battle over a core constitutional issue: who is an American?

Anisha Hingorani, policy manager at CAA, said in an interview with AsAmNews that she feels hopeful that the city will pass the additional $5.8 million that is called for. “I think it is a modest ask,” she said in an…