More than 100 community members, immigrant rights advocates, and legal experts gathered outside the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle to demand justice for Tuan Thanh Phan, a longtime Washington resident whose recent deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sparked outrage and ignited a statewide movement.
Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles are spreading nationwide and are expected to continue into the weekend.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in “critical fields.”
Migrants from Southeast Asia deported without warning
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated a court order by deporting eight immigrants—including individuals from Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam—to South Sudan without proper legal process.
Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds
As colleges and universities pull back on diversity practices, a new poll finds that young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders are overwhelmingly against cutting federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs in higher education and deporting students involved in protest activity on campus.
Asian migrants face deportation to Libya
U.S. authorities informed some migrants of plans to deport them to Libya, a country they are not from and that has a history of human rights violations, attorneys said Wednesday.
Trump administration says it’ll pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country
The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda.
Trump administration’s targeting of immigrants also creates pathway to eliminating constitutional rights
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has enacted sweeping legislation targeting immigrants.
Columbia student protester can’t be detained for now as she fights deportation, judge rules
A Columbia University student from South Korea who is facing potential deportation for her involvement in a pro-Palestinian protest can’t be taken into immigration detention for now, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Columbia student protester who’s lived in the US since age 7 sues to stop deportation order
Another Columbia University student said Monday that the Trump administration has targeted her for deportation over her pro-Palestinian views, accusing immigration officials in a lawsuit of employing the same tactics used on Mahmoud Khalil and other college activists.