• SALDEF Hosts Job Fair in Boston • Meeting with US Assistant Attorney General • Congressional Reception for Asian American Politicians • Lobbying for WRFA on Capitol Hill • New TSA Policy • New Form for Green Card • SSA Spotlight: UCLA holds Sikh Awareness Day SALDEF Hosts Government Job Fair in Boston 
On May 15th, SALDEF Board Member Navjeet Singh and local volunteer Jaswant Singh Chani collaborated with the Guru Ram Das Ashram in Boston, Massachusetts to hold a Job Fair focusing on federal jobs for the local Sikh Community. Among the agencies present at the Fair was the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, Maura Healey, a representative of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, Civil Rights Division discussed how to address discrimination during the employment process and how to appropriately document instances and file complaints. If you would like to hold a similar job fair or Know Your Rights Forum for your local sangat, please contact SALDEF. Meeting with US Assistant Attorney General
AAG Thomas Perez
Rep. Mike Honda (CA)
On May 25, SALDEF Associate Director Jasjit Singh and Legislative Intern Dilroop Kaur met with Congressman Dan Burton’s staff to lobby for the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (WRFA). If passed, WRFA will positively impact the Sikh American community by strengthening the laws which allow for religious expression in the workplace. The visit was arranged by the Sikh Coalition and included a member of the Interfaith Alliance as well. SALDEF has been engaged since 2004 working on this important piece of legislation. To read a blog entry about this visit, please click here. To read about past engagement with this bill and SALDEF please click below: • Religious Freedom Bill Discussed in Congress • SALDEF Conducts Congressional Visits on Religious Freedoms Legislation • SALDEF Conducts Congressional Briefing on WRFA • The Sikh American Voice in Congress TSA Introduces ‘Secure Flight’ Policy 
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced the implementation of the Secure Flight Program to improve passenger travel experience, and most notably to better handle issues of misidentification. When making airline reservations, passengers will now be asked for their full name, date of birth, and gender. This information will be sent to ‘Secure Flight’ by the airline to be used in watch list matching. The matching results will be sent back to the airline. Thus, those individuals who have names which may be similar to individuals on the No Fly list or the Selectee List for enhanced screening can be cleared before a boarding pass is printed. According to the TSA, the program will decrease cases of misidentified individuals, provide early identification of matches so that law enforcement and threat management may take proper measures, and reduce chances of compromised watch list data by centralizing it at Secure Flight. For more information on Secure Flight, visit http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/index.shtm#content. USCIS Green Card Update 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on June 14 that a new version of the Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Form I-90), more commonly known as the “Green Card” is available on the USCIS website. The new version of the form is dated 8/10/09 and contains more user-friendly features. The form can be found in PDF form here or by visiting http://www.uscis.gov/. 
SSA Spotlight: UCLA Holds Sikh Awareness Day On May 10, UCLA’s Sikh Student Association held its Annual Sikh Awareness Day on campus. The day included entertainment from local artists, demonstration of gatka (Sikh martial arts), and langar (community meal). Congratulations to the UCLA SSA for hosting a great event. If we can assist your SSA in any way – by providing speakers, materials, etc – please contact SALDEF.