Tag: Hmong
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MN State Fair, Death to CCU, Hmong 50 Fest: This Week’s Best Events
Welcome to Event Horizon, your weekly roundup of the best events in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and beyond. TUESDAY 8.19. 25th Anniversary Celebration of Because of Winn-Dixie with Kat … Full story: https://racketmn.com/mn-state-fair-death-to-ccu-hmong-50-fest-this-weeks-best-events
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Hmong community group slams deportations
On Sunday morning in St. Paul, about a half-dozen community representatives talked about recent immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota. FOX 9 is working to determine what legal status the … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/hmong-community-group-slams-deportations-030700687.html
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Hmong community group slams recent deportations
Speakers acknowledged that people deported had criminal histories. But they said many of the crimes occurred years ago, and the offenders had since become productive members of society. Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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Hmong refugees from Michigan among those deported to Laos, despite calls for release
Despite impassioned pleas from relatives and Michigan lawmakers, at least half a dozen Hmong refugees were deported to Laos this week. Full story: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/08/15/hmong-refugees-among-those-deported-to-laos/85680464007/
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Mekong Night Festival honors Southeast Asian culture
(News Release) The Hmong American Leadership & Economic Development (HALED) invites the public to the 4th Annual Mekong Night Festival, happening on Saturday, August 16, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 10:30 … Full story: https://www.weau.com/2025/08/14/interview-mekong-night-festival-honors-southeast-asian-culture/
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HMONG CENTER STILL FIGHTS SHORTAGE OF MONEY CATCHING UP AN UPDATE ON PEOPLE AND PLACES IN THE NEWS
Kajsiab House, a community center for older Hmong people, continues to face funding challenges, despite fundraisers last fall that brought in about $11,000. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=68a353df4e5e43fbbd3b8f73592baa11&url=https%3a%2f%2fmadison.com%2fnews%2flocal%2farticle_986e4104-c0e4-51f4-8a01-3caabb7737c2.html&c=4934975113749493332&mkt=en-us
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A Lutheran church had 200 backpacks for students ready to go. Then its basement flooded.
Benediction Lutheran Church added its Hmong ministry in 2003 — and its African ministry in 2006. Until then, membership had been declining. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=689e0ddf042a404a819e82d869475f90&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.jsonline.com%2fstory%2fnews%2f2025%2f08%2f14%2fa-milwaukee-church-lost-backpacks-with-supplies-after-historic-flood%2f85642202007%2f&c=7413996669710604459&mkt=en-us
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‘I wish I could turn back time’: Hmong father among four Minnesotans facing deportation to Laos this week
Four Hmong Minnesotans arrested in June as part of a ramped up campaign of deportations are headed to Laos, a country where they have few ties. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/hmong-minnesotans-deported-laos/
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ICE Arrests 16 Migrants From Community That Helped US in Vietnam War
Tags: arrested, community, deportation, Hmong, immigrants, immigration, Laos, Laotian, story, Vietnam, warImmigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 16 Hmong and Laotian immigrants in Detroit, and they now face deportation. Full story: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-migrants-hmong-laos-vietnam-war-2111676
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan officials, civil rights organizations call for release of detained Hmong and Laotian refugees
Six Hmong and eight Laotian refugees were detained on July 30th after receiving a letter from ICE and reporting for what they believed was a routine check in. Full story: https://wdet.org/2025/08/11/detroit-evening-report-michigan-official-and-civil-rights-orgs-call-for-release-of-detained-hmong-and-laotian-refugees/
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ICE arrests 16 Hmong, Laotian refugees in Michigan. Family, legislators ask for release.
In the 1960s, the CIA recruited Hmong people in Laos to battle Communist forces in southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Many of them sacrificed their lives to help the U.S. and saved the lives of … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ice-arrests-16-hmong-laotian-refugees-in-michigan-family-legislators-ask-for-release/ar-AA1KcSoj
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Hmong and Lao refugees facing deportation
The post Hmong and Lao refugees facing deportation appeared first on AsAmNews. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel in Detroit, Michigan, have detained 16 Hmong and Lao refugees. Those … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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ICE arrests 16 Hmong, Laotian refugees in Michigan. Family, legislators ask for release.
Twenty-eight elected officials in Michigan signed a letter asking ICE to release 16 Hmong and Laotian immigrants detained by ICE. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-arrests-16-hmong-laotian-100343738.html
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ICE arrests 16 Hmong, Laotian refugees in Michigan. Family, legislators ask for release.
Now, 16 Hmong and Laotian immigrants are facing deportation after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained them in Michigan in July. Fifteen of them had been sent letters telling them … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-arrests-16-hmong-laotian-100343772.html
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Metro Detroit families speak out after loved ones detained by ICE
In July, Sufeng Yang and more than a dozen others in the local Hmong and Laotian communities received letters for what they thought was a routine immigration check-in on July 30th—it wasn’t. Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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Hmong Community Fundraisers for Hmong New Years Festival
The Hmong Mutual Assistance Association partnered with Amerasian Market to fundraise for its upcoming Hmong New Year festival, set to take place in October at the Sonnentag. The Hmong New Year, … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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Hmong Community Fundraisers for Hmong New Years Festival
While the end of summer is coming for most people, for the Hmong community a new harvest and the beginning of the new year are fast approaching.The Hmong New Year, referred to as Noj Peb Caug in Hmong … Full story: https://www.msn.com/