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Sponsor a migrant child, and ICE may be waiting
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested undocumented relatives who stepped forward to sponsor children in federal shelters, a practice that effectively uses children as bait.…
Months from leaving office, GOP congresswoman moves to dissolve Asian caucus
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has introduced a resolution that would strip federal recognition from congressional caucuses organized around race or ethnicity, threatening groups that represent Asian…
DOJ says UC San Diego med school used race against Asian, white applicants
The University of California San Diego School of Medicine unlawfully weighed race in admissions to favor Black and Hispanic applicants over better-credentialed Asian and white applicants, the Justice…
US passport falls behind 36 countries as travel advantage erodes
Thirty-six countries now offer their citizens greater travel freedom than the United States, according to the July 2026 Henley Passport Index. Although the U.S. is officially tied for 10th place,…
Can democratic socialism win a swing state? Wisconsin’s Francesca Hong is about to find out
Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, the first Asian American elected to the state’s Legislature, has become the Democratic party’s unlikely contender for governor in one of the nation’s most…
Second Lady Usha Vance welcomes 4th child with JD Vance
Indian American Second Lady Usha Vance and Vice President JD Vance announced Sunday that they have welcomed their fourth child, Alec Neel Vance. Alec’s birth marks the first time in more than 150…
Asian women targeted in Fox News host’s sexual assault ‘joke’
Fox News host Jesse Watters came under fire after joking that “women in Asia” should “be careful” around U.S. service members who could become “wild animals” after taking testosterone. The…
Nirav Shah exits Maine Senate race, ending a rare Indian American bid
Dr. Nirav Shah, the former Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention director who joined the state’s U.S. Senate contest less than two weeks ago, has ended his campaign and endorsed former…
Mamdani vows to fight Trump rule tying green cards to benefit use
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has vowed to fight a new Trump administration rule indicating that an applicant’s use of Medicaid, food stamps or housing aid can count against a green card…
He fled China’s crackdown on lawyers for America’s rule of law. Now ICE has him
A Chinese human rights lawyer who escaped Beijing’s crackdown on his profession said he came to the U.S. trusting in its rule of law, ahead of a hearing next week that could send him back. “Not…
ICE agents leave Asian man cuffed, screaming at Las Vegas airport before vanishing
A 57-year-old Asian man was left handcuffed and screaming on an airport floor in Las Vegas after two plainclothes ICE agents abandoned him following an attempted arrest, walking away once onlookers…
Feds sued over handling of Hmong man dragged from St. Paul home in underwear
Minnesota’s Ramsey County has sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for allegedly refusing to cooperate with its investigation into federal agents’ treatment of ChongLy “Scott” Thao, a Hmong…
Trump’s China election data claims draw Beijing denial, stir AAPI fears
President Donald Trump’s accusation that China stole 220 million American voter files to sway the 2020 election drew a sharp denial from Beijing and stirred fresh anxiety among Chinese American…
Republicans lean into anti-Asian messaging ahead of the midterms
Republican campaigns have leaned on anti-Asian caricature and unproven claims of Chinese election interference ahead of the midterms. The “perpetual foreigner” As we reported earlier this month,…
Boston seismologist’s family breaks silence after 2 years of secret detention in China
A Boston seismologist has been held in China for nearly two years without a public trial, forcing his family to break their silence last week as Beijing shows no plans to free him. What happened…
Trump backs ICE traffic stops after deadly week for immigrants
President Donald Trump has overruled his administration’s day-old decision to halt most Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle stops, a pause prompted by the fatal shootings of two…
Indian, Chinese students look beyond US as Trump tightens student visa rules
More prospective students from India and China are considering universities in Europe and Asia as the U.S. prepares to impose new limits on how long international students may remain without seeking…
Suni Lee returns to gymnastics with eyes on Los Angeles 2028
Suni Lee, the first Hmong American Olympic gold medalist, is returning to elite gymnastics with hopes of earning a place on the U.S. team for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The 23-year-old star…
Kamala Harris leads Democrats’ early 2028 polls. Will this time be different?
Kamala Harris has yet to say whether she will seek the White House again, but Democratic voters are already putting her at the front of the party’s emerging 2028 field. Nearly two years after losing…
Indian American candidate announces bid to replace Graham Platner
Former Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah has joined Maine Democrats’ scramble to replace Graham Platner, who suspended his Senate campaign last Wednesday amid a…
4 sentenced in burglary ring that targeted Asian American business owners in the Northwest
Four Colombian nationals were sentenced in federal court Tuesday for their roles in a multistate burglary ring that targeted Asian American business owners across Oregon and Washington state. Latest…
Dallas man gets 15 years for 2022 hate crime shooting at Korean hair salon
A Dallas man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a hate crime charge for shooting three Korean American women at a northwest Dallas hair salon in 2022. Latest developments…
Sen. Blackburn’s anti-China ad smashes fortune cookies that aren’t Chinese
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who is running for Tennessee governor, is facing backlash over a campaign ad that saw her crush fortune cookies in a Chinese restaurant while vowing to “stop…
Turning Point official’s ‘speak English’ remark to Vietnamese American GOP lawmaker sparks backlash
A top Turning Point Action official asked a Vietnamese American state lawmaker whether he could speak English during a social media dispute last week, drawing condemnation and exposing tension within…
Margaret Cho mocks Lindsey Graham hours after senator’s death
Comedian Margaret Cho mocked Sen. Lindsey Graham in a social media video posted hours after the South Carolina Republican died on July 11 at age 71. According to the District of Columbia Office of…
Monterey Park exhibition honors Asian American veterans during US 250th anniversary
A monthlong exhibition at Monterey Park’s Bruggemeyer Library is using America’s 250th anniversary to highlight Asian American military service across nearly two centuries of U.S. history. “Duty,…
‘Harold & Kumar’ 4 moves forward with Cho, Penn expected to return
More than 20 years after “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” launched a studio comedy franchise led by two Asian American actors, a fourth film is moving ahead at the screenplay stage with its core…
Warrant reveals ‘skinhead’ attack on Asian man, Marines near San Diego area pier
A federal search warrant unsealed this week reveals two previously unreported attacks near California’s Oceanside Pier more than a year ago, in which three men allegedly assaulted and seriously…
Elon Musk calls for exile of anyone who ‘doesn’t love’ America
Elon Musk has declared that Americans who do not love their country are traitors who should be exiled, escalating a Fourth of July exchange on his social media platform. “Traitor” The exchange began…
Trump admin sues 99 Ranch over discrimination against non-Chinese workers
The Trump administration is suing 99 Ranch Market’s parent company, alleging that it systematically fired, underpaid and denied promotions to employees because they are not Chinese. The allegations…
ICE arrests over 10,000 in five days
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more than 10,000 people over five days at the end of June, roughly doubling its daily arrest pace under a new target, according to reports. Behind…
Pastor freed from China after Trump’s appeal to Xi
Pastor Jin Mingri, the founder of Beijing’s underground Zion Church, has been released after nine months in detention and reunited with family in Los Angeles, less than two months after President…
Birthright citizenship loss still leaves Trump’s immigration agenda largely intact
The Supreme Court’s rejection of President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship has not closed off Republican efforts to restrict it as a concurring opinion and other rulings…
California makes Bruce Lee the 1st Chinese American honored with a statewide commemorative day
Bruce Lee became the first Chinese American to receive an annual statewide commemorative day in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2455 on Tuesday, designating May 17 as Bruce…
Nearly half of Americans don’t know what the nation’s 250th anniversary commemorates: survey
With the U.S. marking its 250th anniversary this Independence Day, nearly half of Americans do not know what the milestone commemorates, according to a new national survey. The Cato Institute poll…
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The Supreme Court affirmed Tuesday that children born in the U.S. are automatically citizens, rejecting President Donald Trump’s order denying that right to kids of undocumented or temporary…
