Immigrant Archives

‘Lived peacefully for decades’: Filipino immigrant with green card detained by ICE after vacation; old narcotics case flags arrest

Image: GoFundMe@/JojiVivianMitsuoHirano A Filipino immigrant and a green card holder with prior criminal charges for distributing controlled substances was detained at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on July 28, after returning from a vacation in the Bahamas, reported GMA News Online.Sonny Lasquite has reportedly lived in the US for 23 years and worked […]

Pakistani immigrant dies after rescue ladder fails during escape from Brooklyn fire – Video

A devastating fire in Brooklyn took the life of 53-year-old Pakistani immigrant Ashiq Hussain, who plunged to his death when a rescue ladder abruptly retracted as he attempted to escape.The tragic incident was caught on video, showing the moment the ladder gave way while a firefighter stood at its top.Ashiq Hussain was an Uber driver […]

Staged kidnapping: 41-year-old immigrant arrested for plotting scheme to raise money; fabricated ICE abuse claims

Representative Image (AI-generated) A 41-year-old undocumented immigrant has been arrested for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping in order to raise money and falsely accuse federal law enforcement.The US department of justice announced on Thursday that Yuriana Julia “Juli” Pelaez Calderon faces charges of conspiracy and making false statements to federal officers.According to the department of […]

California slashes spending: New budget scales back immigrant healthcare to tackle $12 Billion deficit – GOP says fiscally irresponsible

California governor Gavin Newsom (AP) California governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a $321-billion budget that rolls back several progressive initiatives, including a major healthcare expansion for low-income undocumented immigrants, in a bid to bridge a $12-billion budget deficit.This marks the third consecutive year that America’s most populous state has been forced to cut or […]

Trump administration hands over immigrant Medicaid data, targets ‘unsatisfactory immigration status’; raises privacy law concerns

US President Donald Trump (Image credits: AP) The Trump administration this week gave deportation officials access to personal data, including immigration status, of millions of Medicaid enrollees, raising legal and ethical concerns within the government.Internal memos and emails revealed that officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) objected to the data transfer, […]

Who is Bobby Mukkamala? First person of Indian-origin elected head of American Medical Association; credits immigrant parents for his journey

Bobby Mukkamala delivers his first speech as the first AMA president of South Asian descent (Photo: X) In a historic first, Indian-origin doctor Bobby Mukkamala has been sworn in as the 180th president of the American Medical Association (AMA).He is the first physician of Indian heritage to lead the influential organisation.The appointment comes just months […]

‘There is really no way’: Kristi Noem’s story of immigrant threatening Trump is fake?

US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem‘s claim that an undocumented immigrant had threatened to assassinate US President Donald Trump is now under scrutiny, as new evidence suggests the man may have been falsely accused to force his deportation.Noem had announced the arrest of 54-year-old Ramon Morales Reyes, alleging he had sent a letter vowing to […]

What are ‘angel families’? Relatives of immigrant crime victims urge GOP to pass Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’

Families who have lost loved ones to crimes committed by illegal immigrants and gang members are pressing Republican lawmakers to back US President Trump’s proposed “big beautiful bill.”The bill aims to strengthen border security and speed up deportations.In an open letter to Congress, these “angel families” emphasised the urgent need for action to prevent others […]

Pedro Pascal slams Donald Trump at Cannes: ‘I’m an immigrant. We fled dictatorship’

Pedro Pascal drops an ‘F’ bomb on Donald Trump administration, says he was also an immigrant. The Last of Us actor Pedro Pascal dropped the F bomb on Donald Trump at a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival as he he said, “F**k the people that try to make you scared. And fight back.And […]

Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan indicted for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant evade ICE agents | World News

File photo: Judge Hannah Dugan (Picture credit: AP) Milwaukee County circuit judgeHannah Dugan has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of obstruction and concealing a person from arrest after allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid capture by immigration agents during a court appearance, according to the department of justice.The indictment, announced Tuesday […]