Government
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Rep. Lieu suggests Trump’s ‘erratic behavior’ due to terminal illness
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) questioned President Donald Trump’s health Wednesday after the White House abruptly canceled a bill signing ceremony, citing the president’s “erratic behavior” and raising…
Rep. Khanna grills GOP witness over his call to denaturalize Chinese Americans
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) confronted a congressional witness Thursday over past social media posts calling for the denaturalization of Chinese Americans, escalating tensions at a House hearing on…
Trump’s crackdown on Chinese researchers is China Initiative 2.0, lawyers say
Immigration attorneys and civil rights advocates believe the Trump administration has quietly built what amounts to a revamped China Initiative, operating without the formal name that drew widespread…
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to end TPS
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday to allow the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, removing judicial oversight from a…
Trump attacks Supreme Court ahead of birthright citizenship ruling
President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Supreme Court are colliding with a slate of pending rulings, including on birthright citizenship, that could carry outsized consequences for Asian American…
Nepal becomes 1st country in South Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
Nepal’s Supreme Court has issued a final ruling affirming marriage equality as a constitutional right, making the Himalayan nation the first in South Asia to legally recognize same-sex unions, and…
Ex-Rep. Michelle Steel becomes 1st Korean American woman US ambassador to Seoul
The Senate confirmed former Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) as the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea on June 17, putting a Korean American woman in the post for the first time. How it happened…
Minnesota Supreme Court gets its 1st Asian American justice
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appointed Judge Reynaldo “Reggie” Aligada Jr. to the Minnesota Supreme Court last month, making him the first Asian Pacific American justice in the court’s history. Historic…
Asian Americans slam $70 billion ICE funding that continues ‘terrorizing our communities’
Asian American lawmakers and advocacy groups condemned Congress’ approval of a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill, saying it gives ICE unchecked power to target their communities. About the…
Most AAPI adults say America has lost its standing as a place for immigrants: poll
Most Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults say the U.S. no longer lives up to its reputation as a place where immigrants can build a better life. A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll found that…
China detains US citizen and Myanmar activist Min Zin
For decades, Min Zin stood among Myanmar’s best-known advocates for democratic reform, surviving exile after the military crushed the country’s 1988 pro-democracy uprising and later building a career…
How Georgia’s emergency redistricting impacts Asian American voters
Georgia’s Republican-led legislature is set to redraw the state’s political maps in a June 17 special session, a move believed to roll back gains for communities of color including Asian Americans.…
Maine could soon see its first Asian American governor
Dr. Nirav Shah, a former public health official who guided Maine through the COVID-19 pandemic, has taken the lead in the state’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, putting him within reach of…
Lawsuit seeks to strike down blood quantum rule for Hawaiian homestead leases
A conservative law firm has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the blood-quantum requirement that determines eligibility for Native Hawaiian homestead leases, opening a legal battle over a program…
Business lobbying, court ruling rattle Trump’s green card crackdown
A federal court ruling and an unreported corporate lobbying effort have thrown the Trump administration’s green card crackdown into fresh uncertainty, weeks after a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…
Suu Kyi’s son condemns India for hosting Myanmar junta chief as global scrutiny intensifies
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son has criticized India for welcoming Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing during his first foreign trip since becoming president, saying he was “very disappointed” by New Delhi’s…
Trump admin walks back green card memo as Asian backlogs loom
The Trump administration is downplaying a new green card policy memo that immigration advocates warn could push hundreds of thousands of applicants, many of them Asian, to pursue permanent residency…
Most Asian, Black and Latina women say government is failing them, new poll finds
Black, Latina and Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women are losing confidence in government institutions even as they remain deeply engaged in the political process, according to…
Andy Kim pepper-sprayed by ICE at Newark detention protest
U.S. Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) was pepper-sprayed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents Monday as he tried to defuse a confrontation between federal officers and demonstrators outside a…
Suicides in ICE detention hit two-decade high
The number of immigrants dying by suicide in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention has climbed to its worst point in at least 20 years, with five confirmed deaths in 2026 alone and the…
Jayapal slams GOP resolution excluding naturalized citizens like her from federal office
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) is pushing back against a Republican colleague’s constitutional amendment targeting naturalized Americans, dismissing it as racist and xenophobic. “One loyalty”…
After Beijing’s summit spectacle, Trump sells Xi’s image back home
U.S. President Donald Trump gushed over Chinese President Xi Jinping during a Fox News interview aired during his Beijing trip last week, where Xi welcomed him with a red-carpet arrival, military…
DOJ says Yale med discriminated against Asian, white applicants
The Justice Department has accused Yale’s medical school of illegally considering race in its admissions decisions, the second medical school finding the agency has issued in eight days. What the…
