The termination stemmed from an altercation with his neighbor over the disposal of dog bones at the condominium complex where they lived in suburban Seattle.
New York’s Asian American community feared the murder was part of a wave of anti-Asian violence during the Covid pandemic, but the suspect wasn't ultimately charged with a hate crime.
Some see the "life-changing" executive actions giving undocumented spouses and college graduates a path to legal status as a "big deal" that can also mobilize voters, including Latinos.
Over a decade of Republican lawsuits to end the Obama-era program, which has halted new applications, has shut down the program to a generation of undocumented youth.
"I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me," said 17-year-old Catherine Laga'aia.