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WASHINGTON DC — Democratic Senators Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut introduced a bill on Tuesday that would block the Trump administration’s expanded “public charge” rule. “The public charge rule vastly expands the basis...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Many Filipinos in America know that applying for U.S. permanent residency is already tough as it is. Wwith the recent announcement of a public charge rule by the Trump administration, those who...

New reports that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are planning to begin the mass raids that were previously postponed this Sunday. Their target: 2,000 undocumented immigrants in 10 cities. A number of current and...

On the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid, President Donald Trump declared that there would be mass arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants beginning next week. In a pair of tweets on Monday night —...

MCALLEN, TX —  A blimp equipped with the latest technology above the Rio Grande Valley and additional border patrol agents are not enough to curb the influx of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to U.S....

Another hardline immigration push from the Trump administration — focusing efforts this time on foreign visitors who overstayed their visas. On Monday, Trump signed a memorandum ordering the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland...

This 2.5-mile bollard style fencing in Calexico, California, which was completed last October, is what the Trump administration is hailing as the first completed section of the promised border wall. Plans to replace the steel Vietnam...

According to the federal register’s notice, beginning January 19, 2019 until January 18, 2020, the Philippines is no longer eligible to receive H-2A temporary visas for agricultural workers, as well as H-2B non-agricultural work visas, such...

The U.S. has imposed a year-long ban on temporary work visas for Filipinos beginning late last week. The DHS removed the Philippines from the list of countries eligible for temporary visas, citing “overstaying and human trafficking...

Filipino overseas workers will no longer be issued H-2A and H-2B temporary visas to work in the U.S. — at least for a year – according to the Department of Homeland Security. Consul General Claro Cristobal says...