Immigration
Saigon Sentinel · Section
Immigration policy, visas, deportation, asylum, naturalization — the issues that define diaspora life.
- Houston
Why a Pending Court Ruling in Texas Could Strip Work Rights From Hundreds of Thousands of DACA Recipients
A pending ruling at a South Texas federal court could create an America with two different tiers of DACA protection, depending on where someone lives.
- Politics
Mayor Refuses ICE Cooperation: What Legal Boundaries Are Being Tested
A small-town mayor's statement in Connecticut touches on a legal boundary that the Department of Justice is now challenging nationwide: how far can local governments go in refusing to cooperate with ICE before facing law…
- US
Temporary Protected Status for Syrian Citizens Officially Expires
USCIS confirms Temporary Protected Status for Syrian citizens ended on July 27, 2026, rendering thousands of work permits invalid and forcing employers to review employee records.
- Digest
News Digest July 30: Iran war escalates, Fed holds rates, Japan earthquake
From escalating Iran-US conflict and Wall Street's sharp reaction to the Fed's decision, to deadly earthquakes in Japan and new immigration policies tightening asylum applications — a jam-packed day of international and …
- US
Myanmar TPS Work Permit Deadline Extended to August 3, 2026 Amid Court Dispute
USCIS has extended the work permit deadline for Myanmar nationals holding TPS to August 3, 2026, requiring business owners — including many Vietnamese-American nail salons and restaurants — to update their Form I-9 recor…
- Politics
When immigration data disappears: DHS officials exit one by one
A high-ranking statistics official at the Department of Homeland Security has just resigned, continuing a pattern of immigration officials leaving their posts without bringing substantive policy changes — while data on d…
- US
US Immigration Skips Interview Step Before Sending Asylum Cases to Court
DHS has allowed immigration officers to transfer many asylum cases directly to court without first conducting interviews — a change that could affect over 100,000 people in Texas alone.
- Guides
Building Good Credit in the US: A to Z Guide for Newcomers
Not having credit history in America is almost as risky as having a bad one — many Vietnamese families, accustomed to using cash, inadvertently deprive their children of the ability to borrow for a home or car later on.
- US
Haiti TPS Work Permit Deadline Extended to July 27, 2026 by Court Order
USCIS confirmed that work permits for Haitians under Temporary Protected Status will remain valid until July 27, 2026 thanks to a court order, while the case before the Supreme Court remains unresolved and the fate of mo…
- Houston
Sponsorship Applications for Migrant Children Now Become ICE Arrest Traps
A new data-sharing policy between the agency managing migrant child care and ICE is transforming sponsorship forms into a risk of arrest — a situation anyone waiting to adjust residence status could face.
- US
USCIS Resets Adjustment of Status Filing Date Calculation for July and August
USCIS confirms it will continue using two different charts for the family-sponsored and employment-based categories in July and August 2026, directly affecting when thousands of families are permitted to file their green…
- Houston
Texas Senate Race Exposes the ICE Fear Paradox at the Border
Texas border voters who once demanded stricter controls on illegal crossings are now anxious about mass deportation campaigns — a paradox that is shaping the Senate race between Talarico and Paxton, and indirectly affect…
- Politics
U.S. Justice Department Activates a 30-Year-Old Unused Court to Open a New Deportation Front
A federal court that the Justice Department itself abandoned as unusable for 30 years was suddenly reactivated — but at the very first step, a conservative judge demanded that the administration prove its case anew.
- US
Green Card Priority Date Shifts Upend India Employment Category
USCIS confirms that India's EB-2 category has exhausted visa allocations through the end of fiscal year 2026, while the country's EB-1 category has seen its priority date pushed back more than three years in just a few m…
- Politics
US Justice Department Files Lawsuits Against Sanctuary Cities, but Federal Courts Keep Dismissing Cases
The US Department of Justice has sued over 20 cities and states since the beginning of 2025, but most of its lawsuits have been dismissed by federal courts — while Maryland and New York show two completely different stra…
- US
Court Temporarily Halts Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopians
A federal court in Massachusetts has just blocked a plan to terminate temporary protected status for Ethiopians, preserving work permits for thousands of people while the lawsuit continues.
- US
Myanmar loses TPS status, but work permits remain valid until July 27, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court has paved the way for termination of Myanmar's temporary protected status, but thanks to a lower court order, thousands of work permits retain legal validity through the end of July 2026.
- US
Asylum petition still pending, ICE still arrests: the mechanism stripping Chinese refugees of their final legal safeguard
A legitimate asylum petition pending processing is no longer a shield against ICE—the arrest of Chinese human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping reveals an enforcement mechanism expanding beyond courts, threatening millions of ba…
- US
IRS Drops Facial Scan Requirement, Reopens Video Interview Option for Identity Verification
The IRS confirmed it will delete all facial data previously collected through ID.me and allow taxpayers to choose video interviews instead of facial scanning — a change that came after a federal lawmaker raised privacy c…
- Politics
Trump says US election was manipulated by China with fraud — what does the actual evidence show?
President Trump just spent 25 minutes of prime time discussing election security, but the intelligence report he presented actually contains no evidence that the 2020 election was interfered with. This is something all v…