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A member of the Special Response Team (SRT) at a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo: Reuters

Gun violence in the US

US border agent shoots and wounds 2 in Portland as national tensions rise

Just 24 hours after a fatal shooting in Minneapolis, a federal agent opens fire during a targeted vehicle stop in Portland.

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Gun violence in the US

Minnesota, US officials clash over investigation into ICE agent’s killing of woman

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Video | ICE officer shoots woman dead in US immigration operation

8 Jan 2026 - 6:38PM

Gun violence in the US

Mother of 3 killed by ICE was a devout Christian and poet

An ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in her car shortly after she dropped off her 6-year-old son at school.

8 Jan 2026 - 2:23PM

A memorial for Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Photo: AFP

Gun violence in the US

US city on edge after ICE agent shoots woman dead, sparking outcry

US authorities claim Renee Nicole Good tried to ‘weaponise’ her car, but Minneapolis mayor blasts government’s ‘garbage narrative’.

8 Jan 2026 - 4:26PM

Trump says pulling National Guard from Chicago, LA and Portland, for now

US president claims credit for falling crime in US cities as he yields to a series of major legal defeats.

1 Jan 2026 - 2:09PM

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Trump issues first vetoes, as ally who backed Epstein vote fears ‘retaliation’

The US president killed two Republican-sponsored bills, including one from Maga lawmaker Lauren Boebert.

1 Jan 2026 - 5:24AM

US congresswoman Lauren Boebert arrives at the Capitol on December 10. Photo: AFP

‘Equivalent measures’: Mali, Burkina Faso restrict entry for US citizens

The African nations said they were imposing the travel restrictions after the US included them, and others, on a no-entry list.

31 Dec 2025 - 7:03PMvideocam

Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B visa fee upheld by judge, as lottery system ends

The US awards 85,000 H-1B visas annually via lottery, with Indian nationals accounting for nearly three-quarters of recipients.

24 Dec 2025 - 8:42PM

US hits 5 Europeans with visa bans in ‘censorship’ row

Former EU commissioner is among those barred as the US targets individuals it says are involved in censoring US social media platforms.

24 Dec 2025 - 2:23PM

US Supreme Court blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Chicago

It is a rare setback for the US president at the high court, which has sided with his administration in almost every case.

24 Dec 2025 - 2:30PM

Texas National Guard members patrol outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview, Illinois, in October. Photo: TNS

Pulled story on Trump immigration crackdown accidentally airs on Canadian app

The ‘60 Minutes’ segment on migrants sent to a notorious El Salvador mega-prison was quickly removed, but copies have spread online.

24 Dec 2025 - 8:04AM

US-China relations

‘Missing’ 6-year-old Yuanxin and father reunited, then deported together to China

Activist says separation from son pressured dad to accept deportation so they could be together, despite fear of returning to homeland.

31 Dec 2025 - 6:46AMvideocam

Trump administration triples ‘self-deport’ stipend to US$3,000

The limited-time offer includes a free flight and requires use of the CBP Home app before the end of the year.

22 Dec 2025 - 10:14PM

US officials oversee a deportation flight at Fort Bliss, Texas in February. Photo: Department of Defence/AFP

Did ‘political’ reasons postpone ‘60 Minutes’ report on El Salvador prison?

CBS delayed its CECOT prison report, where the US has sent hundreds of migrants, citing more reporting and sparking outcry over censorship.

22 Dec 2025 - 9:38PM

Inmates are seen in their cell at the Centre for Terrorism Confinement in El Salvador in April. Photo: AFP

Trump suspends US green card lottery after Brown, MIT shootings

Trump administration targets diversity visa programme after deadly shootings were carried out by a Portuguese national.

19 Dec 2025 - 2:46PM

US-China relations

‘A risk’: wealthy Chinese appear to shun Trump’s ‘gold card’ immigration scheme

Initial excitement fizzles amid limited benefits and security concerns, immigration agents say.

18 Dec 2025 - 1:24AMvideocam

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Trump expands US travel ban and restrictions to include another 20 countries

The clampdown affects people seeking to travel to the US as visitors as well as those hoping to emigrate there.

17 Dec 2025 - 4:53PM

People protest at Los Angeles International Airport in June, on the first day of the Trump administration’s full ban against travel from 12 countries and a partial ban on seven others. Photo: AFP

US judge blocks ICE from re-detaining Abrego Garcia

The order comes less than a day after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, previously wrongfully deported to El Salvador, was released from immigration detention.

12 Dec 2025 - 10:29PM

Judge orders release of Salvadorean who was wrongfully deported by Trump admin

The case has highlighted the president’s hardline immigration stance, with officials saying Abrego Garcia will never again be free in the US.

12 Dec 2025 - 7:15AMvideocam

Chinese culture

How Boston Chinatown overcame constant threats to win its place in history

New England’s last surviving Chinatown, Boston Chinatown has long suffered hostile urban renewal but now its community is stronger than ever.

11 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM

A paifang gate marks an entrance to Boston Chinatown. Although at one time or another, Chinatowns existed in other cities in the United States’ New England region, today, Boston’s is the only one remaining. Photo: Hei-kiu Au

US judge says Trump must end National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

The ruling represents the latest legal setback to the US president’s efforts to deploy US troops to Democratic-controlled cities.

11 Dec 2025 - 2:25AMvideocam

A protester confronts a line of US National Guard in downtown Los Angeles in June. Photo: AP

US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories

The move requires tourists from 42 nations to share five-year social media history, igniting privacy debates and free speech worries.

10 Dec 2025 - 9:54PM

US-China relations

Chinese boy Yuanxin, 6, speaks with father for first time since ICE detention

Phone call brings ‘relief’ to parent, though officials still will not say where the child is being held.

10 Dec 2025 - 6:17AMvideocam

Trump blasts ‘decaying’ and ‘weak’ Europe, pushes Ukraine on elections

US president doubles down on criticism of key allies over immigration and said that Russia has the ‘upper hand’ in the Ukraine war.

10 Dec 2025 - 10:14AM

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on Monday. Photo: AFP

Video | Where is Yuanxin?

Separated from his father during an ICE check-in, the 6-year-old never appeared in federal detainee records, leaving advocates searching.

11 Dec 2025 - 6:05PM

The location of 6-year-old Yuanxin remain unknown more than a week after he was separated from his father during a routine ICE check-in. Photo: Family picture

‘Death sentence’ averted as sick Filipino man removed from US deportation flight

Advocates warned that deporting Greggy Sorio, who lost a toe and 10kg while held in US immigration custody, would be a ‘death sentence’.

9 Dec 2025 - 5:46PM

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

US government sued over removal of app that tracks immigration agents

ICEBlock developer alleges free speech violations after Apple removed the popular app following pressure from the Trump administration.

9 Dec 2025 - 10:59AM

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