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

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Donald Trump

Trump slams ‘decaying’ Europe and pushes Ukraine on elections

Video | Where is Yuanxin?

United States

‘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’.

Greggy Valerio Sorio, also known as “Kuya G”. Photo: Tanggol Migrante
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.

Japan

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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United States

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
Donald Trump

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.

US-China relations

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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United States

‘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
Japan

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
US-China relations

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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United States

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.

Gun violence in the US

National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder from hospital bed

The judge ordered Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, held in custody without bond, citing the ‘sheer terror’ of the fatal ambush in Washington.

Tributes are seen on Tuesday at the scene where two National Guard members were shot in Washington. Photo: EPA
United States

National Guard shooting suspect was ‘radicalised in US’, Noem says

Authorities believe Afghan immigrant embraced extremism after arriving in the US in 2021, leading to last week’s attack in Washington.

Members of the National Guard patrol in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

Venezuela airspace should be considered ‘closed in its entirety’, Trump says

The South American nation slammed the US president’s ‘colonialist threat’, and said his comments were incompatible with international law.

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United States

US halts asylum cases after troop killing as Trump steps up migrant crackdown

A US official says the immigration agency will ensure ‘every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible’.

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United States

National Guard shooting suspect faces murder charge after 1 soldier dies

Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot in the alleged attack by Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was described by Trump as ‘outstanding in every single way’.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal is the suspect in the shooting of two US National Guard members. Photo: Reuters
United States

Trump vows to freeze migration from ‘Third World Countries’ after Washington attack

US president’s announcement follows the death of a National Guard member who was shot by an Afghan national.

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Gun violence in the US

Trump orders review of immigrant visas after National Guard attack

The sweeping new policy follows Wednesday’s attack in Washington by an Afghan national that has caused one death.

Gun violence in the US

National Guard member dies as Afghan attacker’s past CIA link emerges

Shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal is a former member of a CIA-backed Afghan Army unit who entered the US under a special programme.

Pictures of National Guard members Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom, who were shot on November 26 in Washington, next to a picture of the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Photo: Reuters
United States

Immigrant with family ties to Trump spokeswoman Leavitt detained by ICE

Bruna Ferreira was previously engaged to the White House press secretary’s brother, and was arrested on her way to pick up their son.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters on the West Wing driveway at the White House on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Gun violence in the US

FBI probes motive in ‘ambush’ shooting of soldiers near White House

The suspect, identified as an Afghan national with no criminal history, was shot and subdued after ambushing a patrol.

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US Politics

Judge orders Trump end National Guard deployment in Washington DC

Federal judge rules Trump’s use of troops is likely unlawful, but the White House stands by the deployment.

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Donald Trump

Trump and New York mayor-elect Mamdani set for high-stakes White House meeting

Zohran Mamdani is ‘ready for whatever happens’ after the US president branded him a ‘communist’ and suggested he be deported.

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US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani are set to meet at the White House on Friday. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Singaporean Amos Yee released on parole from US prison after child porn sentence

Amos Yee, a registered sex offender, was sentenced in 2021 to six years’ jail by a US court for possession of child pornography and grooming.

Amos Yee stands outside the US Citizenship and Immigration Services offices after his release from detention in Chicago, Illinois in September 2017. Photo: Reuters
United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, becomes next target of Trump immigration crackdown

Federal agents have been deployed as part of the US president’s push to conduct large-scale arrests in Democrat-led cities.

United States

Family of Chinese man found dead in ICE facility in US files lawsuit

Relatives of Chaofeng Ge, 32, said he was isolated and desperate when he allegedly hanged himself at a Pennsylvania detention centre.

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