OCA Joins Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Voter Registration
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2025
Media Contact:
Socheata Sun, Senior Communications Associate
socheata.sun@ocanational.org
Washington, D.C. — OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates has joined a coalition of voting rights organizations in a lawsuit against President Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration. The order unlawfully overrides the authority of Congress and the states. If implemented, it could strip millions of eligible voters, particularly voters of color, women, naturalized citizens, and first-time voters-of their fundamental right to vote.
The lawsuit is led by the National League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Arizona, League of Women Voters Education Fund, OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), Hispanic Federation, and NAACP. These organizations are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of D.C., Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, the Legal Defense Fund, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC.
“AANHPIs are a powerful and growing voting bloc,” said Thu Nguyen, Executive Director of OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates. “Yet politicians continue to push policies to undermine our voices. Many in our community rely on language services and vote-by-mail to exercise their right to vote. Now, President Trump’s order threatens to strip that right away. Requiring proof of citizenship is a blatant voter suppression tactic that disproportionately harms naturalized citizens, many of whom do not have immediate access to passports or birth certificates.”
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About OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates
Founded in 1973, OCA–Asian Pacific American Advocates is a national, member-driven social justice organization of community advocates dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs). Learn more about our work at ocanational.org/about.