Tag: legal
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Judge voids conviction against Hmong refugee held by ICE for months
A Hmong refugee detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than five months last year cleared a significant legal hurdle in court Friday … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/judge-voids-conviction-against-hmong-refugee-held-by-ice-for-months/ar-AA1YA06u
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Hmong refugee in Michigan remains in legal limbo after pardon stopped his deportation
A 47-year-old father of six from mid-Michigan who has lived in the U.S. since he was nearly 2 spent five months in ICE detention centers this year … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=694a27b1825b47af86a0e7a1c886a2c9&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.detroitnews.com%2fstory%2fnews%2flocal%2fmichigan%2f2025%2f12%2f22%2fhmong-refugee-lue-yang-whitmer-pardon-ice-immigration-detention-baldwin-michigan-laos-thailand-trump%2f87845363007%2f&c=13355532063600178030&mkt=en-us
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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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The Metro: Rep. Mai Xiong, Michigan’s first Hmong legislator, says refugees were wrongly targeted
State Rep. Mai Xiong questions ICE’s detention of Hmong refugees in Detroit. Learn why their legal status is prompting urgent demands for answers and accountability. Full story: https://wdet.org/2025/08/06/the-metro-rep-mai-xiong-michigans-first-hmong-legislator-says-refugees-were-wrongly-targeted/
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‘Chicken lady’ faces legal trouble as birds come flocking in
Chicken owners from across the Twin Cities have been known to dump fowl on Miranda Meyer‘s St. Paul doorstep in the middle of the night. Outside her house on Hatch Avenue — yes, St. Paul’s “chicken … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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California legal experts answer top questions about immigration in the U.S.
La Abeja journalists spoke with Central Valley immigration advocates and lawyers about the legal system immigrants are facing in 2025. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-legal-experts-answer-top-170812502.html
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Alaska Institute for Justice Receives $2M Gift for Human Rights Legal Services
Alaska Institute for Justice received $2 million from Yield Giving’s open call to support critical human rights work in Alaska. Full story: https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/nonprofits/alaska-institute-for-justice-receives-2m-gift-for-human-rights-legal-services/
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Alaska Institute for Justice Receives $2M Gift for Human Rights Legal Services
Community interpreters speaking Turkish, Spanish, German, Korean, Hmong, Dinka, and Nuer gather at a Language Interpreter Center training on Interpretation Principles: Best Practices, Ethics, and … Full story: https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/nonprofits/alaska-institute-for-justice-receives-2m-gift-for-human-rights-legal-services/
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Legal organization to honor northern Wis. judge and legal aid
WAUSAU – Judicare Legal Aid announced today the honorees for the esteemed 2023 Howard B. Eisenberg Lifetime Achievement Award and Distinguished Service … Read Full Article
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Can’t make the payments on your contract for deed? Here’s where to look for help.
Minnesota homebuyers who fall behind on their payments may encounter bogus offers and shady operators. But real help and legal advice is available. Check here for state agencies and nonprofit groups … Read Full Article
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A history of the Hmong kings
Vương Duy Bảo, a descendent of the Hmong king of Ha Giang and the legal representative of the Vương family, sued the provincial government for lying about his family’s mansion being donated to the … Read Full Article
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Forestry officials take legal action against Hmong on Phetchabun mountain
PHETCHABUN: Local forestry officials on Wednesday asked police to take legal action against the Hmong people who blocked them from exiting a resort hotel that allegedly encroached on Phu Thap Boek … Read Full Article
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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Marijuana ‘Soon’ Legal In Germany, Mass. Weed Delivery Companies, And More
Marijuana Delivery Companies In Massachusetts Face Many Obstacles . In 2020 Massachusetts approved the regulation that enables only members of specific “disenfranchised” group … Read Full Article
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Crowson Law Group Offers Trusted Personal Injury Legal Services in Anchorage
Hmong, Thai, and Lao. Other qualities include: they are compassionate and understand getting significant settlements might not solve all the problems of clients. With their experience in the insurance … Read Full Article
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How marijuana, legal and not, is reshaping the West
Tags: legalIt’s 4/20, and if you live in any of the nine Western states that have fully decriminalized both recreational and medical marijuana, it might be hard to remember that it was ever any different — … Read Full Article
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For refugees, criminal convictions can trigger deportations decades later
Advocates call for loosening legal restrictions that make it difficult for immigrants facing deportation to seek post-conviction relief. Read Full Article
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Advocate is preserving families, breaking poverty cycles and Asian American-proud
Forty-something ThaoMee Xiong is an experienced leader, legal advocate and proud Hmong American. As the newly named deputy director for the Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL), Xiong is on a … Read Full Article