Immigration

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono wants answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a veteran living in Hawaiʻi, Sae Joon Park, was told to self-deport back to South Korea or face detention.

Jamie Stidger, an English teacher at Castle High School on Oʻahu, recently spoke out at an education conference to affirm that all students, regardless of immigration status, have a right to an education.

Advocacy groups and lawmakers gathered to rally against President Donald Trump’s tax bill outside the federal building in Honolulu on Thursday. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports.

Khara Jabola-Carolus is one of the authors of a report on Filipino women survivors of the Maui wildfires. She spoke to The Conversation's Maddie Bender about recent incorrect claims made by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

U.S. Rep. Ed Case spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about his views on immigration, the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu, and the recent budget bill signed by President Trump.

University of Hawaiʻi President Wendy Hensel reflects on federal funding shifts, international students concerns over immigration policies and her experience settling into her role in Hawaiʻi.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions. Twenty states sued after they said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to cut off funding to states that refused to comply with President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.

Agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, have stepped up arrests of immigrant workers around the country in an effort to fulfill one of the president’s campaign promises.

Austin Haleyalpiy is part of an advocacy organization group for Micronesian immigrants called COFA CAN. He spoke to The Conversation's DW Gibson about making sure COFA communities stay informed and prepared amid shifting immigration policies.

U.S. House lawmakers have voted to cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Advocate Austin Haleyalpiy with COFA CAN discusses concerns in the COFA community about immigration raids