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Administration
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DHS taps Tony Pham as new ICE chief
Pham, who came to the U.S. as a refugee from Vietnam in the 1970s, will take over as acting director of the controversial agency.
August 25, 2020
State Department urges U.S. colleges to sell Chinese stocks
The Trump administration is intensifying its crackdown on Chinese funding and influence in higher education.
August 19, 2020
DOJ accuses Yale of illegally discriminating against Asian American applicants
Federal investigators say the university’s undergraduate admissions process violated civil rights law.
August 13, 2020
Trump deals a fresh blow to Chinese American activists with WeChat order
The messaging app faces a ban from operating in the U.S. if it is not sold by its Chinese parent company.
August 6, 2020
Trump plans to ban TikTok from operating in the U.S.
The president says he could use an executive order or invoke emergency economic powers as early as Saturday.
July 31, 2020
Politics briefing: America’s worsening racial disparities
Also this week: Biden’s endorsement haul; Trump revives census fight; Muslim civil rights; Lieu’s letter; DACA update.
July 27, 2020
With new memo, Trump revives his war on the 2020 census
Trump seeks to bar undocumented immigrants from House apportionment, a move advocacy groups say harms AAPI voters.
July 21, 2020
Trump mulls fresh action on census, but legal challenges likely
The White House is readying an executive order that would bar undocumented immigrants from the 2020 count.
July 17, 2020
Trump administration backs down on visa rule for international students
U.S. announces reversal at hearing in Harvard and MIT’s lawsuit against ICE and DHS.
July 14, 2020
Politics briefing: GOP struggles to defend ‘kung flu’
Also this week: APIAVote town hall preview; Patel shocks in NY; ACA 5 advances; Trump’s judicial legacy.
June 26, 2020