Policy

California moves to toughen DUI penalties, ending leniency

California lawmakers are moving to toughen DUI penalties, targeting first offenders and closing legal loopholes as officials and families push for stronger road safety protections.

SBA rule change bars non-U.S. citizens, including green card holders, from loans

Starting March 1, SBA loans will be limited to businesses fully owned by U.S. citizens, excluding green card holders and any foreign ownership under revised federal rules.

SSA to scrutinize overseas travel of Social Security beneficiarie

The Social Security Administration has expanded monitoring of overseas travel by benefit recipients, allowing the use of DHS travel data and raising new questions about privacy and data sharing.

More than 10,000 rally in LA over the weekend, chanting ‘ICE out’

More than 10,000 people rallied in downtown Los Angeles to protest ICE enforcement, with arrests reported after dispersal orders during a second day of demonstrations.

“LA’s homelessness policy is broken”

Katy Yaroslavsky, a Los Angeles City Council member who represents part of Koreatown in District 5, said addressing homelessness and strengthening public safety will...

Sudden USCIS evidence requests put visa applicants under pressure

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is increasingly requesting additional documents from visa applicants without providing clear explanations, according to immigration attorneys. Confusion is...

What You Should Never Do When Confronted by ICE

As a series of incidents in which federal agents opened fire during operations targeting undocumented immigrants resulted in the deaths of U.S. citizens, anxiety...

“People vanish quietly at dawn, and there is no trace of them”

“People disappear quietly at night or at dawn, and there is no trace of where they were taken.” That is how Sei Yang, an activist...

As barriers rise, Koreans rethink a more practical American Dream

Despite tougher barriers to the American Dream under the Donald Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies, people seeking opportunity continue to pursue their aspirations in...

Visa suspension paradox may benefit employment-based green cards

As the federal government recently halted the issuance of immigrant visas to nationals of 75 countries, analysts say the move could paradoxically benefit some...