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Sikh Coalition Secures Release of Wrongfully Detained Immigrants Amid Increased ICE Enforcement

September 3, 2026

The Sikh Coalition Habeas Project has secured the release of several wrongfully detained Sikh immigrants as ICE enforcement increases nationwide.

Anti-Sikh Hate Crimes Surge by 25% in 2025 Despite National Decrease, FBI Data Shows

August 19, 2026

Anti-Sikh hate crimes rose by 24.6% in 2025, reaching 177 incidents despite a nationwide decline in overall hate crimes, according to FBI data.

Sikh Coalition Launches Campaign to Protect Voting Rights and Immigrant Truckers

March 14, 2026

A recent statement from the Sikh Coalition calls on the community to mobilize against two contentious bills—the SAVE America Act and the Dalilah Law—citing severe threats to minority voting rights and the livelihoods of immigrant commercial truck drivers.

Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Order to Halt Mass CA-DMV CDL Cancellations

March 6, 2026

Legal representatives for a class of commercial drivers have filed an emergency order to prevent the California Department of Motor Vehicles from canceling nearly 20,000 commercial driver's licenses, an action that threatens to devastate the livelihoods of immigrant and working-class families.

Sikh Coalition Calls for Accountability Following Nikhil Gupta’s Guilty Plea in Assassination Plot

February 17, 2026

Following Nikhil Gupta's guilty plea for his role in a murder-for-hire conspiracy against a U.S.-based Sikh, the Sikh Coalition calls for continued action against the Indian government officials alleged to have directed the plot.

US Sikh Organizations Applaud Introduction of Transnational Repression Bill in California Senate

February 20, 2025

A number of US based Sikh organizations applaud the introduction of SB 509, a California state bill to combat transnational repressionincluding transnational repression by the government of India that continues to threaten U.S.-based Sikhs.

Will New US Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Kaur Dhillon Champion Civil Rights for All?

December 16, 2024

As Harmeet Kaur Dhillon assumes her role as the newly appointed US Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, WSN editor Jagmohan Singh writes an open letter urging her to uphold “Sarbat da Bhala” and justice and disregard the diatribes against her by the Indian media. DEAR HARMEET KAUR JI, Greetings from homeland Punjab! Heartiest congratulations […]

Kamala Harris and her history with Sikhs

August 18, 2020

When Senator Klobachar ‘stepped out’ of consideration for Vice President of the United States (given how she also played a role in not holding police accountable as a District Attorney), she mentioned that she wanted to see a woman of color become Vice President. Probably in a nod to California Senator Kamala Harris,

United Sikhs objects to ban on wearing kirpan by airport staff

May 15, 2011

Amritsar, Panjab (May 14, 2011): United Sikhs has called on the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), that provides security at all Indian airports, to revoke the ban on employees wearing a Kirpan at the airside at the Sri Guru Ramdas International Airport, Amritsar, because it violates their religious rights. United Sikhs wrote on Friday to […]

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