IMMIGRATION
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Trump calls for passage of legislation, after Supreme Court ruling on Filipino felon’s case
Apr 19, 2018President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to quickly pass legislation that would allow the deportation of undocumented immigrants who commit violent crimes, after the Supreme Court voted in a landmark case yesterday involving a Filipino. The justices... -
Filipinos gather to defend sanctuary policy in Los Alamitos
Apr 15, 2018LOS ALAMITOS, CA — Controversy over California’s sanctuary state status has been sweeping across southern California since its enactment this year. Despite cities making moves to opt out and have it revoked, communities are taking a stand... -
Pinoy Panawagan: Parole program for veterans
Apr 11, 2018The widow of a veteran asked us: I would like to petition my two children who are still in the Philippines. In 1990 my husband did not come to the U.S., although he had the... -
Pinoy Panawagan: US re-entry permit application
Apr 4, 2018Our viewer Richard reached out to us with this question: After attending the biometrics scheduled for my two children, ages seven and two years old, can I immediately bring them back to the Philippines and... -
Pinoy Panawagan: My husband’s fiance visa
Mar 28, 2018Tonight’s question comes from a viewer named Miss P. My question is about my husband’s status. He went back to the Philippines to take care of his ailing father and to spend time with his father... -
Pinoy Panawagan: Are traffic tickets, DUI charges grounds for removal?
Mar 21, 2018Tonight’s question comes from an anonymous viewer. They write: My friend wanted to renew his green card, but he’s scared to be deported because he had traffic tickets, a DUI about seven to eight years... -
Community protests after recent ICE raids in San Francisco
Mar 5, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — These Filipino American youth are protesting the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in defense of undocumented immigrants. The rally was an emergency response to the some 150 undocumented immigrants who were arrested in raids... -
Still no congressional ruling on DACA, as deadline looms
Mar 4, 2018The latest updates on Congress’ decision on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ruling, which shields hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation....Read More -
Pinoy Panawagan: Marriage certificates, licenses
Feb 28, 2018Our question tonight on Pinoy Panawagan comes from viewer Carol — Ang asawa ko ay nasa California, green card holder siya. Penitisyon po nya ako last August 2017 lang po. Ako po ay nakatira dito sa Paris, France... -
ICE arrests sweep across California, and one Filipino detained in New York
Feb 26, 2018At least eleven people were arrested across northern California by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday, according to immigration advocate groups. This comes after Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf issued a news release on Saturday and widely...
