Civil Rights
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…
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…
How the Voting Rights Act ruling threatens Asian American political power
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision narrowing the Voting Rights Act lands as Asian Americans, the nation’s fastest-growing racial group, are only beginning to build the geographic concentration needed…
LA Chinatown seniors settle lawsuit after years of unsafe apartment conditions
Nearly 200 elderly residents of Cathay Manor, a subsidized 16-story apartment complex in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, have reached a formal settlement after years of battling unsafe living conditions. The…
Immigration advocate Kent Wong dies at 69
Kent Wong, the longtime director of UCLA Labor Center and prominent advocate for immigrant and worker rights, died Oct. 8 at a Los Angeles hospital due to cardiopulmonary failure with complications…
US Army vet sues Pennsylvania police over ICE protest arrest
A Filipino American and Mexican American business owner filed a federal lawsuit last week against Pennsylvania police following his arrest during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Trump suffers another defeat on birthright citizenship
A federal appeals court ruled last Friday that President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship violates the Constitution, delivering another major defeat to his…
Hong Kong lawmakers reject own government’s same-sex partnership bill
Hong Kong legislators delivered an unprecedented rejection of their own government last Wednesday, voting down a bill that would have extended limited recognition to same-sex couples who married…
Judge shields 150,000 newborns from Trump’s birthright citizenship crackdown
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect nationwide, using class action procedures after the Supreme Court…
Americans with Civil War ancestors have greater claim to US, Vance says
In yet another controversial take, Vice President J.D. Vance recently argued that Americans whose ancestors fought in the Civil War have “a hell of a lot more claim over America” than those who…
Trump admin expands efforts to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship
The Justice Department has issued new guidelines directing attorneys to aggressively pursue stripping citizenship from naturalized Americans who concealed crimes or posed national security threats…
SCOTUS hands Trump major win on birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday to curtail federal judges’ authority to issue nationwide injunctions against President Donald Trump’s executive order ending automatic birthright citizenship,…
Asian American lawyers continue constitutional fight despite SCOTUS setback
Asian American legal organizations are pressing forward with their constitutional challenge against President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order, undeterred by Friday’s Supreme…
Asian Americans express solidarity with Latinos amid ICE raids in Los Angeles
Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders are organizing their communities to support Latinos as federal immigration enforcement expands across Los Angeles, warning that Asian immigrant areas may…
Bipartisan senators call for action against China’s forced labor transfers of Uyghurs
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are pushing for stronger enforcement measures to prevent China from sidestepping American forced labor restrictions by moving Uyghur workers from Xinjiang to…
How ILRC’s ‘Red Cards’ can help protect immigrants during ICE encounters
As immigration enforcement actions grow under the Trump administration, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s “Red Cards” remain a practical, trusted tool for asserting legal rights during encounters…
Supreme Court weighs Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship
Supreme Court justices on Thursday expressed concerns about President Donald Trump’s attempt to enforce his executive order limiting birthright citizenship as legal challenges progress through the…
Indonesian father faces possible deportation after secret visa revocation
An Indonesian man is now facing possible deportation as he remains detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after agents secretly revoked his student visa and arrested him at his…
Pennsylvania universities accused of discriminating against Asian, white students
Four Pennsylvania state universities are facing a civil rights complaint filed Tuesday for allegedly discriminating against Asian and white students through their participation in a minority-focused…
Nearly 2,000 couples tie the knot as Thailand approves same-sex marriage
Thailand made history Thursday as the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage, with 1,832 LGBTQ+ couples registering their unions on the landmark day. At celebrations across the…
Remembering Mitsuye Endo’s sacrifice to end Japanese American incarceration
President Joe Biden posthumously awarded Mitsuye Endo the Presidential Citizens Medal on Jan. 2 — a long-overdue recognition of a quiet hero whose name should echo in American history. Endo’s courage…
How Martin Luther King Jr. inspired Asian Americans
A Pew Research Center study in 2023 revealed a startling statistic: 25% of Asian Americans know either “not much” or “nothing at all” about Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.…
Trans woman forced to undergo electroshock ‘conversion therapy’ wins record compensation in China
A 28-year-old transgender woman in China known by the pseudonym Ling’er has won a historic lawsuit against a hospital that subjected her to forced electroshock “conversion therapy.” The Changli…
Elon Musk reacts to Asian American women earning more than white men
Elon Musk sparked discussions on X after sharing reported 2019 data on wage disparity that shows Asian American women as earning more than white men. Musk, 53, reposted the figures first shared by…
End violence against women now
Nov. 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, commemorating the 1960 assassination of the Mirabal sisters by the Trujillo regime in the Dominican Republic. This…
Lawsuit: Taiwanese chipmaker accused of bullying US workers, discriminating against non-Asians
More than a dozen current and former U.S. employees are suing Taiwanese chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for allegedly favoring Taiwanese and Chinese workers and subjecting…
Japanese politician apologizes for proposing marriage ban for women older than 25
Naoki Hyakuta, the leader of Japan’s Conservative Party, stirred controversy on Friday by suggesting that women should be barred from marriage after age 25 and that they should undergo hysterectomy…
Oklahoma police release video of cop slamming cancer-stricken 70-year-old to the ground
The Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD) on Saturday released footage showing an officer’s alleged use of excessive force against Lich Vu, a 70-year-old Asian man with bone cancer, during a traffic…
New York ‘equal rights’ proposal slammed for potential discrimination against Asian students
Critics argue that New York’s “Equal Rights Amendment,” also known as Proposition 1, intended to expand anti-discrimination protections, could inadvertently harm Asian American students by altering…
Taiwan registers its first cross-strait same-sex marriage
In a historic move for marriage equality, Kaohsiung City registered Taiwan’s first cross-strait same-sex marriage on Tuesday. The couple, Ryan, 38, from Kaohsiung, and Righ, 48, from Beijing, were…
Malaysia deports domestic worker who criticized Cambodian government
Malaysia deported Cambodian domestic worker Nuon Toeun after she posted comments on social media criticizing Cambodia’s leadership. Her deportation, requested by the Cambodian government, highlights…
Arrest of Cambodian investigative journalist sparks global outcry
The arrest of renowned Cambodian investigative journalist Mech Dara on Monday has drawn condemnation from international governments and rights organizations. Dara, known for his work on exposing…
Global decline in academic freedom threatens innovation, study warns
A groundbreaking study by a team of international researchers reveals that the decline in global academic freedom — observed for the first time since World War II — is poised to significantly reduce…
Thailand makes history as 1st SEA country to legalize same-sex marriage
Thailand has legalized same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to do so. The landmark bill, which received royal endorsement from King Maha Vajiralongkorn, will come into…
Taiwan recognizes same-sex marriage between Taiwanese and Chinese
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced on Thursday that same-sex marriages between Taiwanese and Chinese nationals can now be registered in the island. The move is seen as a step closer…
