Immigration
Saigon Sentinel · Section
Immigration policy, visas, deportation, asylum, naturalization — the issues that define diaspora life.
- Guides
Building Bridges Across Generations: How Vietnamese Parents and Their American-Born Children Can Better Understand Each Other
Have you ever sat at the dinner table with your child and felt like you were talking to someone from another planet? Parents speak Vietnamese, children reply in English.…
- Guides
The History of Little Saigon: From Refugee Camps to the Cultural Capital of Overseas Vietnamese
If you step into the Little Saigon area in Westminster, California for the first time — where Vietnamese signage lines Bolsa Avenue, the aroma of phở wafts from dozens of restaurants, and Vietnamese echoes throughout — y…
- World
27 charred bodies at the Colombia-Ecuador border: When the drug war becomes a conflict between two nations — and Washington's shadow looms behind
On March 17, 2026, Colombian President Gustavo Petro made a shocking accusation: the Ecuadorian military had bombed targets within Colombian territory, leaving 27 charred bodies near the border area.…
- Guides
Medicare and Medicaid: Two Completely Different Programs — Which One Does Your Parent Need?
Many Vietnamese-American families have sat around the dinner table hearing mom or dad ask: *"Hey, what's the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?"* — followed by silence.…
- US
Staging Store Robberies to Obtain U Visas: When America's Immigration System Is Exploited from Within
On March 14, 2026, the FBI announced charges against 11 Indian nationals in an organized scheme staging armed robberies at convenience stores and restaurants in Massachusetts to create fraudulent files posing as crime vi…
- Guides
Green Card, Citizenship, and DACA — Three Essential Concepts Every Vietnamese American Needs to Understand
If you've ever sat listening to a relative talk about "waiting for a green card" or "just took the citizenship test," and then some nephew or niece mentions DACA while you just nod along — this article is for you.…
- US
Operation Epic Fury: US Sinks Over 30 Iranian Ships — Geopolitical Ramifications and What Vietnamese Americans Need to Know
Operation Epic Fury is more than a military strike; it is a stress test for Washington’s internal stability. With high-level cabinet purges and a paralyzed Department of Homeland Security, the fallout is creating direct,…
- General
Planned to Go to Disney World, Colombian Mother and Daughter Detained for 4 Months in Texas
A 9-year-old Colombian girl and her mother had planned to go to Disney World for Halloween — instead, they were detained for four months at an immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas.…
- Guides
Generations 1.5 and 2.0: When you are not entirely Vietnamese, nor entirely American
Imagine sitting at home, eating pho with your grandparents, speaking Vietnamese. A few hours later, you're debating a movie with your American friends, laughing and joking in English like a native speaker.…
- US
Venezuelan Man Arrested Upon Arriving at US Border Patrol Facility for IT Work
Angel Camacho, a Venezuelan national, was arrested on January 6 after arriving at a U.S. Border Patrol center in Dania Beach, Florida, to fulfill an IT contract.…
- US
Trump Pardons Honduran Drug Lord While ICE Continues to Arrest Innocent People
While ICE's deportation campaign is sweeping up thousands of immigrants — most of whom have no prior criminal record — President Trump, conversely, granted special privileges to Juan Orlando Hernández, the former preside…
- US
Colombian Mother and Daughter Planning Disney World Trip Detained for 4 Months in Texas
A 9-year-old Colombian girl and her mother had planned to visit Disney World for Halloween — instead, they were detained for four months at an immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas.…
- US
Two Venezuelan gang members charged in string of New England ATM attacks
Federal prosecutors have charged two alleged members of the Venezuelan-linked Tren de Aragua gang for their roles in a bank theft conspiracy that targeted ATMs across five New England states.…
- World
The Death of 'El Mencho': A Major Blow to the Cartel or the Start of a New Drug War?
On February 22, 2026, the Mexican military killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — known as 'El Mencho' — the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the planet's most brutal and powerful drug traffi…
- SoCal
Washington tightens grip on Venezuela with legal moves to seize oil tankers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to formally seize a sanctioned oil tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of oil intercepted off the coast of Venezuela last December.…
- US
Los Angeles schools chief’s home searched in probe of failed AI contract
Federal investigators on Wednesday searched the home and office of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho in a probe potentially linked to a failed multimillion-dollar artificial inte…
- US
FBI raid sparks fears of federal interference in 2026 midterm elections
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump reiterated false claims of victory in the 2020 Georgia election following an FBI seizure of election documents in Fulton County last month.…
- US
US mortgage rates drop below 6% for the first time since 2022
U.S. mortgage rates drop to lowest level since 2022 U.S. mortgage rates fell below 6% this week, marking their lowest level since late 2022 and providing a boost to homebuyers as the spring selling season begins.…
- SoCal
Escondido maintains ICE firing range contract despite fierce public opposition
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The Escondido City Council has voted to maintain a contract allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to use the local police department’s shooting range, despite an outcry from communit…
- US
Idaho woman arrested after crashing stolen ambulance into federal building
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho woman was arrested Monday after federal investigators say she stole an ambulance and crashed it into a building housing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offices in a failed arson attempt.…