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Donald Trump
Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s US citizenship
The US president targeted the American talk show host after she criticised his administration’s actions in wake of the deadly Texas floods.
13 Jul 2025 - 1:14AM
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United States
Worker dies after migrant raid on California farm, judge orders stop to arrests
12 Jul 2025 - 12:02PM
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Donald Trump
Inside Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: worms in food, sewage near beds
12 Jul 2025 - 5:42AM
United States
Mahmoud Khalil seeks US$20 million from Trump admin over ICE detention
The activist, who is fighting deportation over his role in pro-Gaza protests, wants to send a message that he will not be silenced.
11 Jul 2025 - 4:09AM
United States
Trump’s birthright citizenship ban blocked by US judge in class-action ruling
US district judge in New Hampshire grants class-action status for suit on behalf of non-US citizens whose children would be affected.
11 Jul 2025 - 6:22AM
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Donald Trump
Trump admin threatens Harvard’s accreditation, demands foreign student records
The US Education Department is accusing the school of violating antidiscrimination law by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students.
10 Jul 2025 - 3:51AM
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Donald Trump
US will try to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to ‘third country’ before trial
Justice Department lawyer reveals plan to expel El Salvadoran man, who is at the centre of a lawsuit over deportation.
8 Jul 2025 - 11:59AM
Crime
Man killed after firing at US Border Patrol station in Texas
Shoot-out injures police officer, Border Patrol employee; FBI leads investigation.
8 Jul 2025 - 11:34AM
United States
US deports 8 immigrants to conflict-torn South Sudan after legal fight
Deportation follows a US Supreme Court ruling favouring the Trump administration.
7 Jul 2025 - 2:13PM
Donald Trump
Trump signs signature tax-cut and spending bill into law
The bill will fund the US president’s immigration crackdown and is expected to knock millions of Americans off health insurance.
5 Jul 2025 - 6:14AM
United States
Mexican ex-world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr arrested by ICE
The fighter, who is alleged to have ties to the Sinaloa cartel, was detained just days after his lopsided loss to influencer Jake Paul.
4 Jul 2025 - 2:40PM
Americas and the Caribbean
US and Colombia recall their ambassadors in diplomatic tussle
Presidents Trump and Petro had previously clashed over Colombia’s refusal to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.
4 Jul 2025 - 4:39AM
Donald Trump
Trump tours ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, wants more deportation facilities like it
The remote migrant detention centre is located in the Florida Everglades, in a wetland teeming with alligators, crocodiles and pythons.
2 Jul 2025 - 10:49AM
Los Angeles protests
Trump administration sues Los Angeles over immigration enforcement
Justice Department lawsuit alleges that policies barring city resources from aiding in immigration operations violate federal law.
1 Jul 2025 - 3:30PM
United States
Trump’s ICE raids leave California crops unpicked as workers vanish
Immigration raids are deterring farmworkers in California, causing crops to rot, as experts warn of supply chain issues and price increases.
1 Jul 2025 - 1:31AM
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United States
Trump administration claims Harvard violated civil rights of Jewish students
The university had resumed talks with the White House, but US attorneys warned Harvard might lose federal funding due to its ‘indifference’ to Jewish student safety.
30 Jun 2025 - 11:37PM
Lessons from China's history
Reflections
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Unlike Trump, ancient China embraced foreign students, even made exams easier
As China has shown at various periods in its history, the greater a civilisation, the more open and magnanimous it is to foreigners.
28 Jun 2025 - 8:59AM
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US top court curbs judges’ power but fate of birthright citizenship order unclear
The outcome was a victory for Trump but a conservative majority left open the possibility birthright citizenship changes could remain blocked.
27 Jun 2025 - 11:17PM
United States
Asian-American leaders in LA warn that ICE could target their communities next
Leaders point to shifting federal tactics, with a rising number of Asians among those targeted in recent ICE operations.
27 Jun 2025 - 1:22PM
United States
Florida building ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as Trump ramps up deportations
Remote detention facility to house up to 5,000 migrants, who will have ‘nowhere to go’.
25 Jun 2025 - 11:51AM
South Korea
South Korean students hire ‘digital undertakers’ amid US visa scrutiny
Seoul’s US embassy has started taking in student visa applications but applicants would have to set their social media posts to ‘public’.
24 Jun 2025 - 4:55PM
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Donald Trump
Supreme Court allows swift deportation of migrants away from home countries
Divided court lifts order, paving way for removals to third countries; dissenters warn of torture and death risks.
24 Jun 2025 - 1:41PM
Israel-Gaza war
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from US custody
A judge has ruled that it would be ‘highly, highly unusual’ for the US government to continue detaining a legal US resident.
21 Jun 2025 - 1:54PM
Donald Trump
US Vance says troops in Los Angeles need to stay, slams Newsom for inaction
The US vice-president’s comments come after a US appeal court ruled that Trump could retain control of California’s National Guard.
21 Jun 2025 - 10:27AM
Donald Trump
Trump says he may soon strike ‘mindbogglingly’ historic deal with Harvard
A federal judge, meanwhile, has blocked the US president’s effort to stop Harvard from enrolling foreign students.
21 Jun 2025 - 5:14AM
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Los Angeles protests
US court lets Trump keep control of National Guard troops deployed to LA
US president celebrates decision and calls it a ‘BIG WIN’, though it is likely to be challenged by California.
20 Jun 2025 - 1:13PM
United States
Opinion
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Behind Trump’s deportation theatre lies an American tragedy
Far from instilling security, the raids produce fear and outrage, damage the economy and social cohesion, and leave America’s name in tatters.
19 Jun 2025 - 8:30PM
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Science
Top scientists will leave US in waves this summer: experts
Increasing numbers of scientists are eyeing opportunities in Australia, Canada, China and Europe amid threatened cuts to funding.
19 Jun 2025 - 9:18PM
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