Tag: refugee
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Gov. Whitmer pardons Hmong refugee arrested by ICE facing deportation
Tags: arrested, deportation, Hmong, immigrant, immigration, Laos, local, Michigan, news, refugee, story, United StatesGov. Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned an immigrant who was arrested in July by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is facing potential deportation to Laos, despite living in the United States … Full story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/10/23/whitmer-pardons-hmong-refugee-facing-deportation/86862295007/
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After governor pardons refugee in ICE detention, he could still get deported
LANSING, MI – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this week pardoned Lue Yang, a Hmong refugee who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) enforcement over a decades-old conviction that had been expunged … Full story: https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/10/after-governor-pardons-refugee-in-ice-detention-he-could-still-get-deported.html
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Whitmer pardons nonprofit Hmong refugee in ICE custody
It’s a race against the clock to free a St. Johns man who has been in custody for three months. Lue Yang is a husband and father of six. He was taken into ICE custody in July as he arrived to work in … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/human-rights/whitmer-pardons-hmong-refugee-in-ice-custody-family-has-no-idea-where-he-is/ar-AA1P3Zo2
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Whitmer pardons Hmong refugee in ICE custody, family has ‘no idea’ where he is
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – It’s a race against the clock to free a St. Johns man who has been in custody for three months. Right now, his family has no idea where he is. Lue Yang is a husband and father … Full story: https://www.wilx.com/2025/10/23/whitmer-pardons-hmong-refugee-ice-custody-family-has-no-idea-where-he-is/
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Whitmer pardons Hmong community leader detained by ICE as efforts to return him to Michigan persist
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Thursday she had granted a pardon request for Lue Yang, a Hmong refugee and president of the Hmong Family Association of Lansing who was detained by U.S. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/whitmer-pardons-hmong-community-leader-195648799.html
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Whitmer pardons Hmong refugee from Michigan currently in ICE custody
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pardoned a Hmong refugee from Michigan, effectively removing the criminal record that made him a target for deportation. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=68faff9fdeb84f3091528233e98a61be&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.detroitnews.com%2fstory%2fnews%2fpolitics%2f2025%2f10%2f23%2fgovernor-gretchen-whitmer-pardons-hmong-refugee-from-michigan-currently-in-ice-custody%2f86855958007%2f&c=6726351383654664555&mkt=en-us
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Eat The Menu: Viva Vinai
Vinai is the name of the refugee camp in Thailand where Yia Vang’s Hmong parents got married and bore the son who’d grow up to become a messiah of Hmong cui … Full story: https://lavendermagazine.com/featured-home-page/eat-the-menu-viva-vinai/
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‘Turning 50 in the Chippewa Valley’ documentary highlights Hmong refugees experiences
On Thursday, The Hmong Refugee Simulation Committee shared a documentary of the lives of five Hmong refugees that also turned 50 in the Chippewa Valley. Some people featured in the documentary said … Full story: https://www.weau.com/2025/09/19/turning-50-chippewa-valley-documentary-highlights-hmong-refugees-experiences/
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‘Turning 50 in the Chippewa Valley’ documentary highlights Hmong refugees experiences
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Back in April, Hmong youth participated in a Hmong Refugee Simulation showing a glimpse of hardships Hmong refugees once faced. This comes as their community celebrates 50 … Full story: https://www.weau.com/2025/09/19/turning-50-chippewa-valley-documentary-highlights-hmong-refugees-experiences/
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A refugee’s family fled war when he was a baby. 46 years later, he could be deported.
Under the Trump administration, some Hmong refugees are now facing deportation from the only country they’ve ever known. Full story: https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/08/a-refugees-family-fled-war-when-he-was-a-baby-46-years-later-he-could-be-deported.html
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A refugee’s family fled war when he was a baby. 46 years later, he could be deported.
Editor’s note: This story was updated with a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. LANSING, MI – Lue Yang, 47, was born stateless in a Thai refugee camp. As Hmong refugees, Yang’s … Full story: https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/08/a-refugees-family-fled-war-when-he-was-a-baby-46-years-later-he-could-be-deported.html
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A refugee’s family fled war when he was a baby. 46 years later, he could be deported.
Editor’s note: This story was updated with a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. LANSING, MI – Lue Yang, 47, was born stateless in a Thai refugee camp. As Hmong refugees, Yang’s … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=69b43a60d5c9479f8c86216d07b6163d&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mlive.com%2fnews%2f2025%2f08%2fa-refugees-family-fled-war-when-he-was-a-baby-46-years-later-he-could-be-deported.html&c=1280193325395464455&mkt=en-us
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Family of ICE-detained Hmong refugee speaks out
The family of a Hmong refugee is asking for help in getting him released from a Michigan immigration detention facility. Full story: https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2025-08-08/family-of-ice-detained-hmong-refugee-speaks-out
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Minnesota refugee challenges U.S. for release from ICE custody
The attorney for Tou Pao Lee, who was born in a Thai refugee camp, said his deportation has been in limbo for 20 years since the U.S. has been unable to secure a key document from Laos for his removal … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-refugee-challenges-us-for-release-from-ice-custody/601438191
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Minnesota refugee challenges U.S. for release from ICE custody
A Minnesota refugee who was arrested last month by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents is petitioning his release from custody on the grounds he’s been jailed longer than federal law … Full story: https://www.msn.com/