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1,025 organizations urge Congress to halt funding for ICE and Border Patrol
A nationwide coalition of 1,025 organizations is calling on Congress to halt funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Borde...
Ryan General
Government
Asian American officials demand accountability after latest Minnesota shooting
Asian American lawmakers are demanding accountability after federal immigration officers fatally shot Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who served v...
Carl Samson
Asian American boy breaks down after bully says Trump will get him
A video of a 12-year-old Asian American boy reduced to tears after being bullied and threatened with deportation by another child has sparke...
St. Paul Mayor Her responds to subpoena amid immigration enforcement probe
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her said she will comply with a Justice Department subpoena served as part of a federal investigation into whether Min...
ICE just forced an Asian US citizen in his underwear out of his Minnesota home at gunpoint. You could be next
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents continue aggressive door-to-door operations in Minnesota, using racial profiling to target ...
Editorial Staff
Cambodian refugee dies in ICE custody in Philadelphia
A Cambodian refugee who came to the U.S. as a child died in a Philadelphia hospital after spending three days in the custody of U.S. Immigra...
Asian American History
For Japanese American survivors, today’s immigration tactics feel painfully familiar
Decades after Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes during World War II, survivors and advocates say the same legal and ...
Calls for Kristi Noem’s impeachment escalate after Minneapolis shooting
Calls to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have gained momentum following last week’s fatal shooting of Minnesota resident Ren...
Crime
ICE agent who shot Renee Good is married to Filipino immigrant: report
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis is married to a Filipino immigrant whose paren...
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...
China
Trump admin drops plan to deport Chinese whistleblower
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has abandoned efforts to send Guan Heng to Uganda, reversing course after growing calls to protect...
Chinese father and son deported after weeks-long ICE separation
A Chinese father and his 6-year-old son who were separated for weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest in New York C...
ICE detainees hit all-time high
Federal immigration authorities detained more than 68,400 people as of Dec. 14, marking the highest number ever recorded, according to data ...
Homan begs Democrats to stop ICE criticism as Asian deaths in custody rise
White House Border Czar Tom Homan urged Democratic leaders last week to end their criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) per...
6-year-old Chinese boy finally speaks with father after 2-week separation, detention
Yuanxin, a 6-year-old Chinese immigrant separated from his father over Thanksgiving, spoke with his parent by phone last weekend for the fir...
Mamdani guides immigrants on what to do during ICE encounters
Following an ICE operation that drew protests near Chinatown last week, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video on social me...
Toddler, 3, forced to represent herself in immigration court
A 3-year-old girl was reportedly forced to represent herself in immigration court in Tucson, Arizona, on Nov. 24, one of 25 unaccompanied ch...
Oregon family breaks silence on anti-Asian burglary that took life savings
Editor’s Note: The following article has been updated to indicate that Gloria Kim has worked with, but is not currently a member, of t...
South Korean man detained at green card interview remains in ICE custody
A South Korean man who has lived in the U.S. since infancy was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine green ...
Hmong refugee leader released after months in ICE custody
A Michigan community leader detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since July walked free last Wednesday after bipartisan adv...
6-year-old Chinese boy separated from father after ICE arrest
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Chinese man and his 6-year-old son at a scheduled check-in in New York City last week, ...
NYPD response to Chinatown anti-ICE protest sparks condemnation
The NYPD is facing backlash for how it handled anti-ICE protests in Manhattan’s Chinatown, where multiple arrests and violent confrontations...
US and South Korea move to repair relations after Georgia raid
Washington and Seoul are taking steps to mend diplomatic and economic relations after September’s immigration raid that detained hundreds of...
Navy vet’s daughter released after 8 months in ICE detention
Alma Bowman, a Filipino American activist, regained her freedom this week after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) held her for eight...
Immigrants sue DHS, ICE over ‘inhumane’ conditions at California detention center
Seven immigrants detained at California’s largest ICE facility filed a federal class-action lawsuit last week against the Department of Home...
Chinese mother’s tearful plea in Texas court sheds light on border desperation
A Chinese woman arrested last week after crossing the Rio Grande wept in federal court as she explained her desperate journey to support her...
Education
Texas student and permanent resident released after prolonged immigration detention
Tae Heung “Will” Kim, who has lived in the U.S. since age 5, was freed on Nov. 15 after almost four months in detention. The Texas A&M r...
He was deported to Laos despite court order blocking removal
A father claiming U.S. citizenship was deported to Laos last month even as a federal judge ordered immigration authorities to keep him in th...
Another Chinese national dies in ICE custody
Another Chinese national died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in late October, contributing to what has become th...
Family sues US government over Chinese immigrant’s death in ICE custody
A Chinese national’s death in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody is now the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by his family,...
California immigration detainee alleges sexual abuse by officer
A 28-year-old immigration detainee identified only as “E” has reportedly filed a $10 million federal complaint alleging repeated sexual assa...
Laotian man has spent months in ICE custody despite seeking to self-deport
A 56-year-old Colorado refugee who wants to return to Laos has spent nearly three months in immigration detention, highlighting potential dy...
South Korean workers prepare class action suit after Georgia ICE raid
Nearly 200 South Korean engineers detained at the Hyundai-LG Energy Solution battery plant in Georgia in September intend to sue Immigration...
ICE has detained over 170 US citizens in its immigration sweeps: report
More than 170 U.S. citizens were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) between January and early October, a ProPublica inves...
Border Patrol, ICE sued over escalating tactics in Chicago crackdown
Federal immigration officers deploying chemicals against Chicago protesters are using tactics that experts say breach professional norms and...
Hmong refugee pardoned by Michigan governor still faces deportation to Laos
A gubernatorial pardon in Michigan has not ended the deportation threat for Lue Yang, a 47-year-old Hmong refugee and community leader who r...
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