Undocumented Filipinos

She got her doctorate in physical therapy 8 months ago, and for the past three months, Dr. Veronica Velasquez has been on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. “Patients with COVID really need physical therapy. They...

LOS ANGELES — Amid President Donald Trump’s increased crackdown on undocumented immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have currently detained more than 50,000 immigrants nationwide.  An ICE facility is the last place these community advocates would...

LOS ANGELES — The fate of these young undocumented immigrants rest on the country’s highest court. Next week is the Supreme Court hearing on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — which has...

LOS ANGELES — Award-winning tenor singer Ramon ‘Montet’ Acoymo treated audiences of undocumented at Pilipino Workers Center, hoping to inspire them as they battle the uncertainties of the Trump administration’s immigration stance. The music lifted the...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — It was a packed room full of parents, teachers, and members of the local community celebrating the opening of the Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School in Mountain View, CA. This undocumented immigrant...

Immigrant rights advocate, Attorney Lara Gregory, is among those who created a Know Your Rights immigration rights campaign, in different languages, including Tagalog — through her non-profit, the New York Center for Education and Legal Remedies....

HIGHLAND PARK, NJ — Cloyd Edralin has been living his life for the past year with quiet discomfort. “Sometimes inside of my head, how far behind the immigration, cause my case was 11 years ago, and I...

Southern California, while the president may have delayed plans for mass deportation, undocumented Filipinos are laying low and getting ready for the possible worst case scenario. Undocumented immigrants like Coco are on high alert. A possible...

by Monica Galazo, ABS-CBN News RICHMOND, VA — A stage play put together by Filipino students in Virginia uses the theatrical medium, to share a timely story on immigration and how Filipino families have struggled, yet...

As groups rallied in Northern California for immigrant rights, some advocates accompanied a Filipino man as he continues his quest for a solution to his immigration issues brought on by a scam. As immigrant rights activists...