ICE uses Japanese American internment era law to prosecute immigrants in Alabama

Federal courts in Alabama have charged undocumented immigrants with Failure to Register under the Alien Immigration Act, a Japanese American...

Trump’s America just hit a migration milestone no one wanted. For Asian Americans, the implications are profound

Over 100,000 visas were canceled by the State Department throughout 2025, setting an unprecedented record with more than double the 40,000 r...

Trump admin suspends visa applications from 75 countries

The Trump administration will halt immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries starting Jan. 21. About the policy: A State De...

Trump admin pulls US out of foundational climate treaty

President Donald Trump directed the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) last week, mark...

Trump admin prepares to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans

President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration is pursuing denaturalization of some U.S. citizens, with particular focus on So...

Gabbard’s past Venezuela comments resurface amid Maduro arrest

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard faces renewed scrutiny over her 2019 statements against U.S. intervention in Venezuela follo...

Despite Trump funding cuts, Japanese American National Museum continues DEI work

The Japanese American National Museum has lost more than $1 million in federal funding after declining to end its diversity, equity and incl...

ICE records show $300 million expansion of surveillance tools under Trump

Federal records show U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expanding its enforcement toolkit with more than $300 million earmarked across...

Trump admin ramps up efforts to revoke citizenship of foreign-born US citizens: report

The Trump administration is directing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to refer 100 to 200 denaturalization cases each mont...

Trump launches ‘gold card’ visa that fast-tracks immigration for the rich

President Donald Trump has officially launched his “gold card” visa program, offering expedited U.S. residency for $1 million in a move that...

Kash Patel faces mounting criticism as damning report questions his FBI leadership

An alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts has issued a 115-page assessment declaring that FBI Director Kash Pat...

Taiwan’s 2027 defense push reflects deepening U.S.-China-Japan strategic competition

President Lai Ching-te unveiled Taiwan’s most ambitious military spending program last week, committing $1.25 trillion Taiwan dollars ($40 b...

Trump orders migration freeze from ‘Third World Countries’

President Donald Trump pledged to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries” following a deadly shooting in Washington, D....

Trump request puts ‘Rush Hour 4’into development at Paramount

“Rush Hour 4” is now in active development at Paramount Pictures after Donald Trump personally urged the studio to move forward with the lon...

Asian immigrants face growing fears under Trump, new poll shows

Fears of detention or deportation have surged by 15 percentage points among Asian immigrants, according to a survey of 1,805 immigrants cond...

DOGE quietly disbands after delivering fraction of promised savings

President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has disbanded with eight months remaining on its mandate, ending a high-...

Asian American lawmakers demand Dems fight harder after shutdown deal

Asian American members of Congress are pressing Democratic leadership to adopt more aggressive tactics against the Trump administration afte...

SNAP freeze leaves Asian American families scrambling for food

The Trump administration’s month-long government shutdown cut off food stamp benefits for millions of Asian Americans over the weekend, leav...

Mamdani makes history as NYC’s first Muslim, first South Asian mayor

Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral race Tuesday, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo By the numbers: The 34-year-old state lawmaker, ...

Trump claims he ‘very much opposed’ Hyundai raid amid South Korean warning

President Donald Trump said he was “very much opposed” to last month’s controversial immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia, while S...

Trump courts allies in Asia as high-stakes China summit looms

U.S. President Donald Trump touched down in South Korea on Wednesday, concluding a week-long Asian tour that will culminate in a closely wat...

Kamala Harris signals 2028 presidential run: ‘I am not done’

Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has indicated she may seek the presidency again, telling the BBC, “I am not done,” during an interv...

Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

President Donald Trump this week pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted Binance founder whose company provides infrastructure for the Trump ...

Trump nominee withdraws over anti-Asian, pro-Nazi remarks

Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), withdrew from consideration earlier this week fol...

Federal raid on Manhattan’s Chinatown sparks fear among Asian Americans

Federal agents targeting street vendors in Manhattan’s Chinatown earlier this week detained nine immigrants on counterfeiting charges, an en...

Indian American GOP political figures face racist attacks over Diwali celebrations

FBI Director Kash Patel faced a torrent of racist and Hinduphobic comments on social media earlier this week after posting Diwali greetings,...

For Asian Americans, ‘No Kings’ is about more than partisanship

Asian American leaders emerged as prominent voices in the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations on Saturday, where an estimated seven million...

How Trump’s immigration policies will hit Asian workers hardest

The Trump administration’s immigration policies will reduce the U.S. labor force by 15.7 million workers by 2035, including 4.7 million from...

Trump’s approval plunges among Asian Americans: poll

Disapproval of President Donald Trump’s immigration approach has risen sharply among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ad...

Visas revoked over criticism of Charlie Kirk

Six foreigners have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration over social media posts that officials say made derisive remarks or ...

Hung Cao’s Navy confirmation marks uneasy milestone for Asian representation

The swearing-in of Hung Cao as Under Secretary of the Navy on Oct. 3 marked a historic moment for Vietnamese American representation in fede...

Israel-Hamas deal sparks cautious optimism from Asian American leaders

President Donald Trump hailed the release of the final hostages held by Hamas as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East” after brokering a ce...

Trump and Beijing exchange fresh threats as trade war intensifies

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to ban Chinese cooking oil imports in retaliation for Beijing’s refusal to buy American soybean...

Trump admin fires diplomat over romance with Chinese national

A foreign service officer lost his job Wednesday after acknowledging he concealed a romantic relationship with a Chinese woman alleged to ha...

Steven Cheung: Nobel Committee chose ‘politics over peace’ with Trump snub

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of putting “politics over peace” early Friday after ...

Beijing denounces Taiwan president for ‘prostituting himself’ to Trump

Beijing accused Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te of “prostituting himself” to foreign powers after he praised U.S. President Donald Trump dur...