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US President Donald Trump displays an executive order creating the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a fee of US$100,000 for H-1B visas in the Oval Office in September. Photo: TNS
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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.

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

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

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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.

Police officers keep watch on new inmates at the CECOT facility in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in March 2023. Photo: El Salvador Presidency Press Office via AFP
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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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

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‘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.

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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.

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
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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.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia (centre) arrives for a rally prior to his check in at an ICE field office in Baltimore on Friday. Photo: EPA
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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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View of a giant American flag inside Terminal 1 at JFK airport in New York. Photo: Shutterstock
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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.

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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.

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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.

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
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‘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’.

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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.

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Japan’s youth are now the most hostile to immigration, survey finds

Observers say daily exposure to overcrowding and disruptive behaviour in urban centres has made young adults the most resistant to change.

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Locals and foreign tourists crowd the streets to watch a performance in the Shibuya district of central Tokyo in August. Photo: AFP
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Mamdani tells immigrant New Yorkers about their right not to comply with ICE

Mayor-elect’s video instructs New Yorkers on their right to remain silent, film agents, and refuse entry without a judicial warrant signed by a judge.

Police and ICE officers stand guard as people gather near a General Services Administration parking lot to prevent ICE from leaving for an immigration raid in New York City. Photo: Reuters
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US Supreme Court to weigh Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship

The Trump admin has argued that the provision doesn’t apply to the babies of immigrants who are in the country illegally or temporarily.

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US confirms Chinese boy Yuanxin, 6, is in federal custody. But where is he?

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

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‘If Jesus were born in America now’: church’s nativity challenges ICE policy

Mother Mary in a gas mask, Baby Jesus zip-tied by ICE agents. A Chicago church’s nativity scene sparks debate by mirroring immigrant detention.

A nativity scene in suburban Chicago features Baby Jesus bound with zip ties and wrapped in an aluminum foil-like blanket. Photo: Facebook/Lake Street Church of Evanston
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In Japan, public opinion turns against Trump’s ‘terrible, stupid’ US

A new survey reveals approval for US ties has hit near-record lows amid political turmoil, punitive tariffs and shock at Trump’s agenda.

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Soldiers hold US and Japanese flags during a welcome ceremony for US President Donald Trump at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in 2019. Photo: AFP
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Whereabouts of 6-year-old Chinese boy Yuanxin unknown after ICE detention

US official claims the child’s father endangered his well-being by refusing to board plane, but does not disclose location.

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US pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries

The pause applies to people from nations that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June.

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