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Harvard University has filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration for slashing billions of dollars from the university’s research funding and preventing them from enrolling international students. The White House announced these cuts after Harvard refused to comply with a list of demands and made similar threats to 60 U.S. higher education institutions in March. Harvard is the first to pursue legal action.
On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order regarding birthright citizenship stating that, in order to be considered a U.S. citizen, a person must have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. The Executive Order is a significant shift in how birthright citizenship has been applied in the United States over the past 150 years.
More Southeast Asian immigrants living in Los Angeles and Orange Counties are being detained and deported in recent months under President Trump’s administration, the Los Angeles Times reported. Immigrants from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos have been targeted after showing up for their routine check-ins at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices.
Documented spoke to the Vietnamese popstar Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên to find out how scammers misappropriated her image to market their products.
There is no widely accepted term for “mental health” in the predominantly refugee Vietnamese American diaspora. Many mental health diagnoses don’t have translations either. So when it comes to addressing mental health issues with their families, many children of immigrants and refugees have no idea where to start. For Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re breaking down how Vietnamese Americans can communicate their feelings and find resources for themselves and their loved ones.
House Republicans approved a budget proposal in February that could cut at least $880 billion from Medicaid, the largest cut to the program in U.S. history. Republican lawmakers are trying to find ways to reduce federal spending in order to finance $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for higher-income households and corporations.