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Four women from the Philippines and Indonesia claim that they were "trafficked" to the United States by a high-ranking Qatari diplomat and subjected them to "slavery."  more>

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A federal judge recently shut down a nationwide operation that allegedly posed as the U.S. Government, then duped consumers into paying fees ranging from $200 to $2,500 by claiming the fees would cover processing by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). more>

AALDEF Staff Attorney Cecilia Chen said: "The School District of Philadelphia is finally being held accountable for years of indifference to the serious and ongoing harassment of Asian immigrant students. It is unconscionable that any child should have to endure the levels of harassment that Asian students at SPHS have experienced." more>

Thanks to a new policy by the Obama Administration, it makes it easier for the illegals who are spouses and family members of Americans serving in the military to gain legal status. more>

A Filipino newspaper is in trouble. The U.S. Labor Department says it has violated many rules when it brought workers from the Philippines. more>

A Filipina Catholic nurse has filed a second civil lawsuit against Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and some members of its medical staff, charging that her conscience rights were violated when she was forced to assist in a late-term abortion, against her will and religion. more>

After signing into law what is touted as the most wide-ranging social legislation in years, President Obama now needs to sell his pet health care reform to a skeptical public. more>

There is a growing number of illegal immigrants that the Rev. Seth Kaper-Dale and Linda Lachesnez, of the Reformed Church of Highland Park, have helped obtain low-level "orders of supervision" from the federal government. more>

An attorney responds to a reader's worries about receiving jury duty even though he is undocumented. more>

Since they immigrated to the United States in 2006, there has been a dramatic reversal in those roles. Rosette is now a reg­istered nurse who works for a nursing home, while her husband Ronaldo has been managing the household chores.

VIDEO :: As the economy knocks men out of the work force, the women are keeping the money flowing. Henni Espinosa of the Filipino Channel reports. more>

VIDEO :: In the first of a two-part video press conference, Melissa Roxas tells the story of her abduction and torture.

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VIDEO :: Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) Speaks in support of H.R. 760, the Filipino Veterans Equity Act. more>

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Before leaving office, former Attorney General Michael Mukasey signed away years of legal juriprudence for immigrants with the stroke of his pen.

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The quality of nursing education has also been declining, and this has affected the chances of Filipino nurses getting hired. The Philippine Nurses Association reiterated the need to focus on the quality of nursing education in the Philippines instead of commercializing the profession. more>

Amidst the chants of hundreds of protesters outside the Danbury city hall in Connecticut, on Feb. 6, 2008, the Danbury Common Council voted 19-2 to approve a plan that will authorize city police officers to enforce immigration law pursuant to Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. more>

Should newspaper endorse a candidate during election? The editorial explains why being neutral and unbiased is essential for news media to provide fair coverage of the candidates to their audience and readers. more>

ABC network apologized this week for a dialogue in the hit series “Desperate Housewives” which pokes fun at medical education in the Philippines that prompted angry calls and e-mails from thousands of viewers around the world, and an online petition from Philippine officials and medical leaders demanding an apology. more>

ABC network apologized this week for a dialogue in the hit series “Desperate Housewives” which pokes fun at medical education in the Philippines that prompted angry calls and e-mails from thousands of viewers around the world, and an online petition from Philippine officials and medical leaders demanding an apology. more>

Dr. Minerva Rasalan is among thousands of foreign-born doctors working across the United States under special visas that allow them to practice in underserved rural and inner city areas with the promise of eventual green card. But critics argue the so-called “brain drain” of doctors leaving for work in the United States has further strained already faltering health care systems in the developing world. more>

Do undocumented aliens merit protection against police harassment and discrimination? “Yes,” said New York Federal District Judge Colleen McMahon, finding officials and police of Mamaroneck, N.Y. guilty of harassment and discrimination against Hispanic day laborers. more>

The American dream, says a maxim, is to own a home. The Filipino dream, to put it succinctly, is to leave the Philippines. At any given time, one Filipino worker in seven works in at least one of 170 countries, on land or the high seas. more>

“Beginning, middle or end, no matter what role you played in aiding other victims of the tragedy, you are a hero no matter what,” Cesar Borja Jr. said, adding it’s irrelevant if his father was at the WTC site in September or December. more>