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U.S. gives ICE authority to detain and revet refugees waiting on green cards

The Trump administration has given immigration officers broader powers to detain legal refugees awaiting a green card to ensure they are “revetted,” an apparent expansion of the president's wide-ranging crackdown on legal and illegal immigration.

2026-02-19

One-fourth of migrants say they have experienced discrimination, according to new survey

Migrant workers in Korea remain vulnerable to workplace harassment and discrimination, trapped in a system that discourages complaints and ties their legal status to their employers, according to case studies and a new survey.

2026-01-28

As growth slows, targeted spending vital in expansionary spending, German central bank chief says

Korea and Germany may sit on the opposite sides of the globe, but they share striking economic parallels. Both rose to prosperity within decades on the back of manufacturing and strong exports, anchored by world-class car industries.

2025-12-08

1.2 million immigrants are gone from the U.S. labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

It's tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California's Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could upend her life.

2025-09-02

1.2 million immigrants are gone from the U.S. labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

Morea than 1.2 million immigrants have disappeared from the U.S. labor force under the Donald Trump administration's strict policies and enforcement, hitting farms and construction sites particularly hard.

2025-09-01

As Guatemalan kids sit in planes on tarmac, judge orders they stay in the U.S., for now

With migrant children waiting on tarmacs to be sent to their native Guatemala, a federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the flights, siding with attorneys for the children who said the government was breaking laws.

2025-09-01

Thousands of children are hidden from the Korean government. Here's how they live.

Thousands of unregistered children in Korea lack state registration, hindering access to essential services and education.

2025-08-12

Trump administration sues all 15 Maryland federal judges over order blocking removal of immigrants

The Trump administration sued Maryland's 15 federal judges over an order blocking immediate deportations, escalating tensions regarding judicial oversight of immigration enforcement and executive authority.

2025-06-26

New Korean textbook focuses on workplace phrases, factory terms for migrants and students

A new Korean language textbook is bringing the factory floor into the classroom for migrant workers and international students.

2025-06-18

U.S. immigrants anxious as Trump administration's deportation drive ramps up

Immigrant communities in the United States are growing increasingly anxious as cases emerge of not only undocumented individuals but also legal residents being deported from the country under the second Donald Trump administration.

2025-04-24