Immigration
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Immigration policy, visas, deportation, asylum, naturalization — the issues that define diaspora life.
- SoCal
California Driver's License Connected to Federal Network: How Much of a Legal Shield for Over 1 Million Vulnerable Immigrants?
A budget allocation once rejected is now approved, paving the way for California to link driver's license data for over 1 million immigrants into a nationwide network — with protective layers that experts themselves admi…
- Politics
America at 250: Electoral power is shifting toward Vietnamese communities
Behind the story of divided pride on America's 250th birthday lies a mechanical shift in electoral power, silently increasing the weight of Vietnamese American votes in Texas and Georgia while decreasing it in Southern C…
- US
Syrians with TPS Have Work Permits Extended Only Until July 10, 2026
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares a ruling affecting hundreds of thousands of Temporary Protected Status holders, approximately 6,100 Syrians in the United States continue living in precarious legal circumstances, with …
- Politics
Left-wing candidates win consecutive races, Democratic Party faces difficult choice
From New York to Denver, candidates identifying as democratic socialists have successively defeated longtime Democratic members in primary elections — raising questions about the party's direction ahead of the upcoming n…
- US
U.S. Court Postpones End of Yemen TPS, Businesses Must Revise Form I-9
Although the order to terminate TPS for Yemeni nationals took effect in May, a federal judge in New York unexpectedly issued an emergency stay, forcing USCIS to guide businesses on how to reissue work permits for approxi…
- Guides
Your Rights When Encountering Police: An Essential Guide for Vietnamese Americans
One wrong statement during a traffic stop can escalate a situation dangerously — but just a few legally correct statements can protect you completely. Here is what American law actually allows you to do.
- Gulf Coast
Louisiana Overturns Death Sentence Wrongfully Convicted, Sends Warning to Immigrant Communities
Louisiana's exoneration of Jimmie Duncan after 28 years is not merely a story of justice gone wrong — it is a warning for anyone, including Vietnamese-origin communities on the Gulf Coast, about the dangers of death sent…
- Guides
Who Has the Right to Vote in the United States? A Voter Eligibility Guide for Vietnamese Americans
Having a green card for decades does not mean you have the right to vote — voting rights in the U.S. are tied to citizenship, not length of residence. These are the specific conditions that many Vietnamese American famil…
- Guides
U.S. Immigration Law: What Vietnamese People Need to Know About Recent Refugee Policy Changes
A new Supreme Court ruling has significantly narrowed asylum seekers' appeal rights at the border — but this is just one of many major changes that Vietnamese communities need to understand clearly to protect themselves …
- US
Final opportunity to meet IRS staff in person this Saturday: Don't miss it
The IRS just held its final Saturday opening in 2026 at Taxpayer Assistance Centers nationwide on June 27, 2026 — a direct opportunity to meet with tax staff without waiting for a business day, particularly valuable for …
- US
Tens of Thousands of Immigration Attorney Alexandra Lozano's Clients Abandoned After Office Closes Abruptly
Immigration attorney Alexandra Lozano surrendered her law license on 05/26/2026 to avoid a disciplinary hearing, leaving tens of thousands of clients — many of them domestic violence victims — without legal representatio…
- Politics
When Census Data Gets Distorted: Small Communities, Including Vietnamese Americans, Risk Becoming Invisible
A low-profile administrative decision, quietly issued in early June 2026, could erase dozens of public datasets that lawmakers, researchers, and minority communities across America depend on.…
- Health
Quartz dust in your kitchen is killing young craftspeople — and no one is being held accountable
Quartz stone countertops are killing young workers — mostly immigrants — in small fabrication shops across America. This is not a workplace accident: this is a public health crisis that the retail industry knows about bu…
- Guides
Land and Home Ownership in America vs. Vietnam — What Vietnamese Americans Need to Know
From red books to deeds, from land use rights to permanent ownership — the real estate systems of America and Vietnam differ from the ground up. Understanding these differences correctly helps Vietnamese Americans protec…
- Guides
Navigating Current U.S. Immigration Policy: A Practical Guide for the Vietnamese-American Community
From sponsoring parents to your right to remain silent when meeting with immigration officials — the U.S. immigration system has many layers that not everyone fully understands. This article breaks down each legal status…
- Guides
What Is an Immigration Hearing — and Your Rights Before Immigration Court
Receiving a summons to immigration court does not mean the end of the road. But if you don't know what rights you have — the right to remain silent, the right to appeal, the right to a free interpreter — it's very easy t…
- NorCal
Mega Master Hearings and Deportation Risk Due to Absence: How the Immigration System Is Changing the Rules of the Game
One morning, hundreds of immigrants are summoned to the same courtroom — not to have their individual cases heard, but simply to confirm their presence at a proceeding known as a "mega master hearing." This is not a typi…
- US
When anti-ICE protests become a legal weapon: The 'Broadview Six' case and the collapse of a repression blueprint
Over one million dollars in legal fees, months of sleeplessness and isolation, a prosecution notice still hanging on a government website — that is the price six protesters in Illinois paid for a case that the federal go…
- Guides
America's Green Card Is Changing: A Guide for Vietnamese People Not to Get Lost in the Immigration Maze
Immigration policy news changes constantly — but what matters more is knowing how to read and respond correctly, rather than panicking with every news story. This article shows you how to monitor the Visa Bulletin, under…
- US
Trump's New Green Card Policy: How the Legal Mechanism is Dismantling the Foundation of Legal Immigration
About half of the green cards issued each year in the United States go to people already living on American soil — not people waiting from abroad.[1] That figure, according to the U.S.…