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U.S. Rep. Moore: Calls for Secretary of State to stop efforts to deport Hmong people
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Representatives Moore, Pocan, and Senator Baldwin sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, urging the Administration to stop their efforts to deport Hmong people from … Read Full Article
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100s of Hmong and Lao people in Minnesota face deportation under new Trump admin proposal
(FOX 9) – Hundreds of Hmong and Lao people living in Minnesota could be at risk of deportation if a new Trump administration proposal goes through. The proposal would apply to people who are not U.S. Read Full Article
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UPDATE: Wausau leaders push back against possible Hmong deportation; highlight legal resources
Betty McCollum of Minnesota wrote to Pompeo saying in part “it has been brought to my attention that the Trump administration is negotiating with the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on an agreement … Read Full Article
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2A Sanctuary Resolution likely headed to Tuesday vote at Langlade Co. Board Meeting
Tags: peopleLANGLADE CO. – Langlade Co. is one step closer to becoming a Second Amendment Sanctuary. Wednesday night, the Langlade Co. Public Safety Committee held a meeting where people could voice their … Read Full Article
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Hmong leaders urge people to remain calm despite potential deportations
She said she was strongly opposed to a repatriation agreement, calling it a direct attack on her constituents. The congresswoman said the deportation of Hmong and Lao refugees living in the U.S. would … Read Full Article
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A plan to deport Hmong people to Laos is devastating local communities and groups
MADISON (WKOW) — A local organization that works to empower low income communities of color shared on Wednesday how a plan to deport Hmong people will impact them. Wisconsin is home to 49,000 Hmong … Read Full Article
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Hmong leaders: Trump deportation plans would put people at risk
Members of Wisconsin’s Hmong community are speaking out after reports that the Trump administration is seeking the ability to deport thousands of Hmong residents to Laos. In late January, U.S. Read Full Article
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Talks to deport Hmongs, Laotians cause fear after removal orders issued in other parts of country
The city of Fresno has the second-largest Hmong population in the country, with 34,000 people. Siphongsay says at this point, he isn’t aware of anyone in the city with a removal order. But in … Read Full Article
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The United States Has a Deadbeat Leader, So We Won’t Be Paying Our Debts
From Wisconsin Public Radio: No group of people were so cruelly betrayed by our fiasco in Southeast Asia as were the Hmong. They fought in our wars for us there, and then, when we left, we cut them … Read Full Article
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Posts by Tag: Hmong refugees»
Some 4,500 Hmong and Lao people in the United States face deportation under a new repatriation agreement being negotiated between the Trump administration and the Lao government, reports the Star … Read Full Article
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Hmong, Laotian immigrants next target of Trump administration for deportation
Tags: deport, deportation, government, Hmong, immigrants, Lao, Laotian, people, Trump, United StatesSome 4,500 Hmong and Lao people in the United States face deportation under a new repatriation agreement being negotiated between the Trump administration and the Lao government, reports the Star … Read Full Article
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Counting Wisconsin: What you should know about the 2020 Census
according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Among them, according to the Census Bureau: children under the age of 5, immigrant and refugee communities, homeless people, Native Americans, Latinx, Hmong, … Read Full Article
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Q&A: What is The Bee’s new Fresnoland Lab — and how will we listen to community voices?
Too many people in our region do not routinely interact with The Bee. There’s a variety of reasons for this. Language can be a barrier; that’s why we’re committed to hosting events with Spanish and … Read Full Article
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Lawsuit argues Minnesota law discriminates against disabled and non English-speaking voters
“We are fighting to have this law repealed because it stops people who need help filling out their ballot form getting the help they need.” The lawsuit points to Minnesota’s Somali and Hmong … Read Full Article
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Come hear candidates for Fresno mayor in what could be last forum before March primary
or Hmong, Armenian, Syrian and other refugees fleeing war and violence. But we also live in a moment when we’re being told to put up walls, and many of the same people just mentioned are being told … Read Full Article
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Things to do in Seattle: Feb. 6 – 12
In America, it’s referred to as the Vietnam War. But to Southeast Asians, it’s known as The American War. And to the Hmong people of Laos, the ethnic minority recruited by the CIA to fight for the … Read Full Article
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What’s the heart of Yia Vang’s Vinai funding request? Hmong community ownership.
But for Vang—and many in the Hmong community—the word “Vinai” means a lot more. From 1975 to 1992, Ban Vinai was a refugee camp in Thailand that housed up to 45,000 people, about 95 percent of them … Read Full Article
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Vietnam War class at Vanguard gives students window into veteran experience
“I never wore socks again,” he said. That was not the only lesson Hanks, 66, learned while he served in U.S. Air Force in Laos, where he advised the Hmong people by fighting the Pathet Lao, a … Read Full Article