Sept. 3, 2026, 8:29 p.m. ET The Chinese government has asked the United States to investigate the death of a 51-year-old Chinese national who died hours after being booked into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the U.S. territory of Saipan, according to news reports. Lianyong Wei, who had been arrested on several charges…
Updated May 9, 2026, 2:54 p.m. ET A former University of Michigan visiting scholar from China in 2012 has been charged with lying to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents when he tried to leave the country in 2023. Chuan Wang, who was born in 1989, was charged Friday in U.S. District Court in the…
April 17, 2026, 10:32 p.m. ET Ann Arbor — University of Michigan community members and activists gathered on campus Friday evening to pay tribute to a Chinese researcher who killed himself in a UM research hall last month under mysterious and politically charged circumstances. Most of the attendees of Friday’s vigil did not personally know…
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. It is part of a project on reverse migration by Arizona Republic reporter Daniel Gonzalez and El Paso Times visual journalist Omar Ornelas. PALENQUE, Panama — A man in a white T-shirt and surf trunks stood on a small pier calling out names from a list. Rows…
STILLWATER ― Loud and persistent chants of “No means No!” and “No justice, no peace!” erupted in front of the Payne County Courthouse as upward of 150 people gathered to protest a ruling that allowed a teen who faced years of incarceration on charges of sexually assaulting two girls to avoid prison. Most of the…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said immigration enforcement officials “haven’t gone far enough” in deporting people who are in the country without legal authorization, in a wide-ranging interview on “60 Minutes” on CBS. Trump also insisted to Norah O’Donnell that China wouldn’t invade Taiwan while he is president. He said the subject didn’t come up…
Florida’s State Board of Immigration approved over $4.1 million in reimbursements to 15 local law enforcement agencies for immigration enforcement. Also, Larry Keefe, known for his role in arranging migrant flights, has been replaced as the State Immigration Enforcement Council’s executive director. Anthony Coker, Florida’s first U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement liaison, will succeed Keefe….