Executive Orders and Action Updates

Every week, NNAAC tracks federal executive actions that shape the lives of Arab Americans and produces a digest to support advocacy, civic engagement, and organizational response. To get these timely updates, insights, and analysis straight to your inbox, sign up to join our mailing list.
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Executive Order Update: September 12, 2025

This week’s federal policy round-up tracks federal policy developments impacting our communities—from children’s health and worker protections to immigration rights and foreign aid.  From Justice to Injustice: SCOTUS Permits Race-Based ICE Stops  In a 6–3 party-line vote, the Supreme Court has allowed ICE to resume racially biased immigration enforcement in

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Executive Order Update: September 5, 2025

This week’s developments show how federal courts, state governments, and executive agencies are pulling in different directions on immigration, public health, and the limits of presidential power. From the State Department’s new visa restrictions on Palestinians to a federal court restoring Harvard’s research funding, the policy landscape is shifting quickly

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Executive Order Update: August 29th, 2025

This week’s policy round-up tracks escalating federal actions that undermine equity, access, and civil rights—from restricting COVID vaccine eligibility and destabilizing public health leadership, to cutting reproductive care and reshaping education and immigration systems in ways that harm vulnerable communities.  Public Trust Undermined: Health & Human Rights  Just weeks after

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Executive Order Update: August 22nd, 2025

This week’s policy round-up tracks sweeping federal actions that threaten equity, access, and civil rights—from redefining citizenship through surveillance and ideological screening, to blocking healthcare and education for immigrant communities, and undermining public service workers.  Citizenship Crackdown: Surveillance, Suppression, and Social Control Under a new USCIS memo, citizenship applicants must

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Executive Order Update: August 15th, 2025

This week’s policy round-up tracks major federal moves that threaten equity, transparency, and civil rights—from erasing MENA students in education data to expanding executive control and rolling back consumer protections. MENA Students at Risk of Being Erased from Federal Education Data: Federal education policy is falling short of its promise

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Executive Order Update: August 8th, 2025

This week’s policy round-up highlights major federal actions with deep implications for civil rights, immigration, reproductive health, and government transparency. From secret deportation deals to attacks on DEI and veterans’ healthcare, these updates reflect escalating threats to equity, accountability, and access across the country.  Immigration Under Pressure Legal Victory Against

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