Tag: Her
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Hmong grandmother detained in Texas for 2 weeks still doesn’t know why
After being repeatedly visited by ICE, Thi Dua Vang and her husband, both in the U.S. legally awaiting green cards, are in hiding. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/15/hmong-grandmother-detained-in-texas-for-2-weeks-still-doesnt-know-why/
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Mayor Kaohly Her returns to St. Kate’s to break new ground in women’s leadership
St. Paul’s first woman and Asian American mayor, Kaohly Her chose The O’Shaughnessy for her inauguration in recognition of St. Kate’s as a women’s and Minority Serving Institution. Photo courtesy of … Full story: https://www.stkate.edu/newswire/news/mayor-kaohly-her-returns-st-kates-break-new-ground-womens-leadership-2026
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St. Paul Hmong woman with manslaughter conviction makes it through immigration check-in
A Hmong woman living in St. Paul was not detained during a Tuesday appointment at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office, as she feared, but her case remains unresolved. She was married … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/st-paul-hmong-woman-manslaughter-210800560.html
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A month of learning, advocacy, frustration for St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her
St. Paul’s first refugee mayor now presides over a city where ICE agents have gone door to door looking for immigrants, including members of her own ethnic group. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/08/a-month-of-learning-advocacy-frustration-for-st-paul-mayor-kaohly-her/
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A Hmong child bride who killed her husband years ago dreads her next ICE check-in
As the Trump administration touts the “Worst of the Worst” they’ve arrested, her name and picture could wind up on their next list. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/08/st-paul-hmong-woman-deportation-fears/
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A month of learning, advocacy, frustration for St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her
Whenever she leaves home, Kaohly Her carries her passport in the event she’s stopped by federal agents. That might be notable enough given that Her, a U.S. citizen, arrived in the American Midwest as … Full story: https://www.aol.com/articles/month-learning-advocacy-frustration-st-113100371.html
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A Hmong child bride who killed her husband years ago dreads her next ICE check-in
If she could go back in time, she never would have married him. Nou was 15 and living in a refugee camp in Thailand when she was wed to a much older man. She didn’t want to and, with decades of … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hmong-child-bride-killed-her-115100564.html
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‘I felt hopeless’: Hmong refugee stranded in Texas after release from ICE detention
Thi Dua Vang, a Hmong refugee fleeing religious persecution, was arrested by ICE. When a judge ordered her release, she was left alone outside the detention center. Her story isn’t rare, experts say. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/ice-detainees-stranded-after-release/
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Wausau leaders say worry spreading over ICE actions
At the Hmong American Center, executive director Bee Van Her stands before a large, hand-embroidered quilt hanging on the wall. It’s a story cloth, telling the … Full story: https://www.wjfw.com/news/wausau-leaders-say-worry-spreading-over-ice-actions/article_75143e6a-1c60-4b9b-848f-0ba35d2eb47a.html
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This novelist’s family fled Laos and she ended up in Minnesota
V. T. Bidania describes her family as “pretty private” and “shy” but they better get used to attention because they’re the stars of her new book. “I didn’t want to write about them,” said the Arden … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/weddings/this-novelist-s-family-fled-laos-and-she-ended-up-in-minnesota/ar-AA1V99Zd
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‘St Paul has been under siege’: mayor confronts ICE as federal raids roil Twin Cities
Tags: city, Her, home, ICE, immigrant, Kaohly Her, mayor, Minneapolis, news, protests, story, Twin CitiesMinneapolis protests have transfixed the US, but Kaohly Her’s city, home to a large immigrant population, has been targeted by ICE for half a year … Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/24/saint-paul-mayor-kaohly-her-ice-raids
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St. Paul mayor says city’s Hmong community “afraid to leave their homes” due to ICE
Tags: American, city, community, Her, Hmong, Hmong American, ICE, immigration, Kaohly Her, mayor, news, St. Paul, storySt. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, a Hmong American who represents the city with the largest concentration of Hmong in the U.S., says fear of immigration enforcement has driven naturalized U.S. citizens to … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/st-paul-mayor-says-citys-021252077.html
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St. Paul’s Hmong community “afraid to leave their homes” due to ICE, mayor says
Tags: communities, community, Her, Hmong, Hmong Village, ICE, immigrant, Kaohly Her, mayor, Minnesota, news, St. Paul, story, videos, villageIn St. Paul, Minnesota’s Hmong Village, empty stalls line a once busy marketplace. Nicole Sganga spoke to St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her about the deeply-rooted fear spreading within immigrant communities. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/st-pauls-hmong-community-afraid-005223135.html
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St. Paul mayor, a Hmong American, said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to see man taken by immigration agents
Tags: American, Her, Hmong, Hmong American, ICE, immigration, Kaohly Her, man, mayor, news, St. Paul, storyKaohly Her, St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor, said she has received “firsthand, personal accounts” from her constituents about their encounters with ICE. Full story: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/st-paul-mayor-hmong-american-kaohly-her-immigration-arrests-rcna255174
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Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Grand jury subpoenas served to Gov. Walz, Mayor Frey
Grand jury subpoenas were served Tuesday to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi … Full story: https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-doj-investigating-apparent?id=129340693&entryId=129393740&userab=abcn_du_cat_topic_feature_holdout-474*variant_b_redesign-1939%2Cotv_web_content_rec-445*variant_a_control-1&userab=abcn_du_cat_topic_feature_holdout-474*variant_b_redesign-1939%2Cabcn_popular_reads_exp-497*variant_b_7days_filter-2077%2Cotv_web_content_rec-445*variant_b_less_popular_bias-1850
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Readers and writers: Bidania’s latest shows a new side of Hmong experience
That bus and those goodbyes are in Bidania’s new book “A Year Without Home” (Nancy Paulsen Books, $18.99), her first middle-grade novel and her first in verse. It has already earned starred reviews … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/readers-and-writers-bidanias-latest-shows-a-new-side-of-hmong-experience/
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St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her says she has been told to carry her passport due to ICE
The newly installed Mayor of St. Paul Kaohly Her says she has been advised to carry her passport with her amid the ongoing federal immigration operations in the Twin Cities currently. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=696b1d2eb35348e188ce5a8e5caaaab3&url=https%3a%2f%2fbringmethenews.com%2fminnesota-news%2fst-paul-mayor-kaohly-her-says-she-has-been-told-to-carry-her-passport-due-to-ice&c=14035480129070982913&mkt=en-us
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Four Questions for V.T. Bidania
In her new middle grade novel in verse, ‘A Year Without Home,’ V.T. Bidania tells the story of her Hmong family’s escape from Laos after the end of the Vietnam War. Full story: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/99432-four-questions-for-v-t-bidania.html