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US President Donald Trump signs the “Secure America Act” in June, securing billions in funding for his immigration crackdown. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US visa revocations hit 175,000, on pace for new record under Trump

State Department says the 2026 total is set to surpass last year’s record as US president presses ahead with his immigration crackdown.

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US-China relations

Despite Trump’s visa crackdown, Chinese students vie for US university spots

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US-China relations

Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’

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US-China relations

Chinese media slams US think tank after it hails 46% drop in China student visas

Report stating US could benefit from fewer Chinese and Indian students draws criticism over claims of politicising education.

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In 2024-25, the US had 363,019 Indian students and 265,919 Chinese students, accounting for 53 per cent of all international students at US universities and colleges. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Asian diaspora

Opinion | Why global migration data should recognise subgroups like the Teochew

Until our data systems see past broad labels like Asian or Chinese, and recognise subgroups, our picture of global migration is incomplete.

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US-China relations

Trump election claims debunked, US-China AI gap: 7 US-China relations reads

From smaller US-China AI gap to crawfish soup on Mars, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the second half of July 2026.

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Donald Trump

White House uses anti-Trump singer Bad Bunny’s song for ICE video

The clip, which shows arrests of migrants, drew criticism on social media and can now only be viewed on TikTok without the music.

Bad Bunny carries a Puerto Rican flag for the Super Bowl halftime show in Santa Clara, California in February. Photo: The Seattle Times / TNS
Donald Trump

Trump weighs US$100,000 fee for foreign students to work after graduation

The move would target the popular Optional Practical Training visa extension, putting it out of reach for many.

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China-Africa relations

Spurned by the US, African students turn to China for a university degree

Chinese universities emerge as a promising option as they rise up the rankings and Washington tightens visa rules.

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Donald Trump

Trump administration urges US Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting

Justice Department wants to clear way for controversial election changes ahead of the midterm elections.

US President Donald Trump at the General Motors Milford Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Video | Why Trump congratulated Xi after US citizenship ruling

Following a Supreme Court defeat over his birthright citizenship policies, Donald Trump took aim at China and President Xi Jinping while reviving claims about ‘birth tourism’.

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United States

US border tsar says vetting of ICE officer under review after Maine shooting

Tom Homan said if claims that David Brouillette had a history of mental health struggles are true, he should not have cleared vetting.

US-China relations

Trump turns to China in renewed US birthright citizenship push

After losing in court, administration targets alleged Chinese ‘birth tourism’ with prosecutions and new legislative efforts.

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US-China relations

Asian-American groups fear Trump’s escalating rhetoric will fuel racism in US

Community leaders warn US president’s explosive China election-interference allegations may see rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.

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President Donald Trump’s allegations of US election manipulation by China have triggered concern among Asian-American community leaders and groups in the US. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Trump’s election-interference claims spark fears among Chinese-Americans

US president’s prime-time address draws sharp backlash from immigrants who fear a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes.

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US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House on July 16. Some US networks, such as ABC and NBC, chose not to broadcast the speech live. Photo: Pool/AFP
US-China relations

US to toughen up visa regulations for Chinese journalists, foreign students

Trump administration claims changes will combat visa fraud and strengthen national security, but legal experts condemn new proposals.

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Gun violence in the US

Trump lashes out at ICE decision to pause traffic stops after fatal shootings

A driver was killed by an agent in Maine just six days after another man was shot to death in Texas.

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United States

Trump administration turns over withheld evidence in Good, Pretti killings by agents

Breakthrough in six-month jurisdictional battle gives Minneapolis prosecutors the tools to weigh state charges against federal agents.

A sign honouring Alex Pretti and Renee Good at a memorial in Minneapolis, Minnesota in March. Photo: Reuters
Mexico

Mexico filing legal complaints over US immigration deaths

Mexico demands accountability for 17 citizens who have died in custody or during raids, testing relations with the US.

United States

1 killed in ICE-involved shooting in US state of Maine

The incident comes six ‌days after an ICE agent fatally shot a man in Houston, sparking protests.

Donald Trump

Trump says he will ask US Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case

The top court rarely grants requests to rehear cases and has not done ‌so after issuing a ruling in an argued case in ⁠decades.

Demonstrators rally in support of birthright citizenship outside the US Supreme Court in April. Photo: TNS
United States

US Supreme Court strikes down Trump birthright citizenship order

Court preserves automatic US citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders.

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Grace Meng (centre), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and other Democratic House members react to the US Supreme Court’s decision. Photo: AP
Venezuela

Over 100 Venezuelans deported from US missing after quakes level hotel

Their flight landed just hours before the disaster. Their families are searching for answers amid a soaring death toll.

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Donald Trump

Trump targets likely next Washington mayor online, touts golf course project

US president calls Democratic nominee a ‘communist’ while pitching a grand redesign for East Potomac Golf Links.

Americas and the Caribbean

US, Mexico Catholic bishops call for humane treatment of migrants

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in a statement opposed ‘the vilification of immigrants’ in the US under President Donald Trump.

Bishop James Misko, of Tucson, Arizona, blesses a woman’s rosary during Border Mass 250 at Parroquia de la Purisima Concepción in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
United States

US Supreme Court paves way for Trump’s mass deportation of Haitians, Syrians

Top court rules that the administration can strip protections from some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians in the US.

Immigration activists rally against the US Supreme Court’s ruling on temporary protective status in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AFP
United States

Controversial US migrant detention facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ has closed

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the facility, which had been denounced as inhumane by civil rights groups, fulfilled its role.

US-China relations

‘China Initiative 2.0’: US crackdown on Chinese scholars intensifies

Immigration lawyers and activists claim the Trump Administration has ramped up its targeting of Chinese scientists and researchers in US.

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