IMMIGRATION
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Pinoy Panawagan: Undocumented status
Oct 3, 2018This question comes from an anonymous viewer: I want to know if I am undocumented. My wife and my 2 children arrived in the United States in 2000. In April 2001, my wife was petitioned by... -
Canadian Border Services Agents raid home of immigration consultant in three-year investigation
Oct 2, 2018ALBERTA — Canadian Border Services Agents or CBSA raided the home and office of Carl Benito, a well-known Filipino-Canadian who was a former member of the legislative assembly now turned immigration consultant in Edmonton, Alberta. The... -
White House proposal could crack down on green card-holders with public benefits
Sep 27, 2018A proposed rule by the Trump administration could make it harder for legal immigrants to get green cards if they received certain kinds of public assistance — including Medicaid, food stamps and housing subsidies. A final... -
BA Special Report: These Filipinos are helping migrant families along the US-Mexico border (Part 3)
Sep 27, 2018One of the main issues for candidates in this midterm election is immigration, particularly finding ways to address migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. In this Special Report from correspondent Lenn Almadin Thornhill — we meet... -
Pinoy Panawagan: Green card holders with public benefits
Sep 27, 2018Does President Trump’s new proposal affect current and future green card applications? Will it be immediately rejected if the applicant received, or is likely to receive, public benefits? Does this mean the discretion to approve or disapprove... -
BA Special Report: Living along the US border (Part 2)
Sep 25, 2018LA JOYA, TX — A slow drive down this back road, and seeing the border wall up close forces us to stop. In a little time that we’ve been here, we’ve seen two border patrol trucks or... -
Activists rally against increased ICE activity, police cooperation in Los Angeles
Sep 24, 2018Fears of immigration raids, deportations and border separations give Filipino Dreamers and DACA recipients, like Set Hernandez, plenty to think about. “Para po valid tayo mag makaramdam mag matatako or ng pag alala. Lalo na sa... -
Trump administration unveils proposal that could disqualify green card applicants who use public benefits
Sep 24, 2018The Trump administration’s latest attempt to overhaul the legal immigration system is a new proposal, stacking stack the odds against those looking to migrate to the U.S., but have little. The Department of Homeland Security unveiled... -
BA Special Report: Meet the Filipinos living on US border towns (Part 1)
Sep 24, 2018LOS EBANOS, TEXAS — They are nurses, doctors, teachers, business owners, retirees, and even a movie theater owner. Many have lived and worked in these border towns for more than 20 years. They have been witnesses to... -
47-year-old Filipino in New Jersey spared from deportation
Sep 22, 2018It has been an emotional roller coaster ride for 47-year-old Cloyd Edralin and his family. Edralin, who is a green card holder, has been detained at this detention facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey since immigration and...
