Carl Samson

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...

JD Vance calls mass migration ‘theft’, gets told Usha ‘go back to India’

Vice President JD Vance drew yet another sharp criticism online, this time after declaring that mass migration is “theft of the American Dre...

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

A Korean American family in Oregon is speaking out after falling victim to a burglary in August that stripped them of their life savings and...

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...

XG’s Cocona comes out as transmasculine nonbinary

Cocona, a member of the global hip-hop and R&B group XG, has publicly come out as transmasculine nonbinary, sharing the announcement in ...

JD Vance dismisses marriage rumors after Usha seen without wedding ring again

Vice President JD Vance dismissed speculations about his marriage after Second Lady Usha Vance was photographed without her wedding ring for...

Why Pete Hegseth’s ‘fog of war’ excuse sounds familiar to many Asian Americans

Embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invoked the “fog of war” during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday to explain his role in a September milita...

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, ...

Nikki Haley’s son: Vivek Ramaswamy has ‘third world parenting style’

Nalin Haley, the 24-year-old son of former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, called out Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy once again las...

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...

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...

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....

Myanmar refugees face return to civil war after Trump admin ends protection

Roughly 4,000 Myanmar nationals in the U.S. face deportation to a war-torn homeland after the Trump administration ended their temporary pro...

UT Austin’s first woman, Asian American police chief files discrimination suit

Eve Stephens, the first Asian American woman to lead any University of Texas (UT) System police department, has filed a federal lawsuit agai...

Rep. Young Kim condemns socialism as she prepares for GOP primary

Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.) recently condemned socialism with a personal take, echoing President Donald Trump’s “communist” branding of NYC Ma...

SF man faces life in prison for fatal beating of Asian American grandmother

A 25-year-old man convicted of killing an elderly woman as part of an anti-Asian crime spree in 2019 will likely receive a life sentence wit...

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...

She is Alabama’s first Asian American mayor

Ranae Bartlett, 58, is Alabama’s first Asian American mayor, winning more than 56% of the vote in the City of Madison’s mayoral race in Augu...

Stanford sees Asian enrollment spike after affirmative action ruling

The Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision ending race-conscious admissions has reshaped Stanford University’s incoming class, with Asian and wh...

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-...

Prominent MAGA influencers on X exposed as foreign actors

A new transparency feature on X has revealed that numerous prominent MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors, with many accounts traced...

Met Museum returns 18th Century Buddhist painting to South Korea

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned a Buddhist painting from 1798 to a South Korean temple, acknowledging the work was believed take...

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...

Japan eyes tripling departure tax to combat overtourism

Japan is weighing a plan to triple its departure tax from 1,000 yen ($6.40) to 3,000 yen ($19.20) per person as record visitor numbers fuel ...

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...

Beijing unleashes economic pressure on Japan over escalating Taiwan dispute

Japan dispatched a senior diplomat to Beijing Monday to calm a deepening dispute after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Tokyo mi...

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...

Katseye speaks out on death threats, racist attacks

Members of global girl group Katseye say they have received multiple death threats online targeting them and their families, with Lara Raj e...

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,...

Former JACL president David Lin, wife killed in New Jersey double homicide

A former president of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and his wife were found killed in their Hillsborough, New Jersey, home in...