Tag: refugees
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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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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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Family members call on ICE to release Hmong refugees facing deportation in Michigan
More than a dozen Hmong and Laotian Americans living in the Detroit area received a letter summoning them to the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on … Full story: https://www.swoknews.com/ap/national/family-members-call-on-ice-to-release-hmong-refugees-facing-deportation-in-michigan/article_9a997606-bf6c-53f7-ae65-9132377028d2.html
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Family members call on ICE to release Hmong refugees facing deportation
Many of those detained received removal orders after being convicted of crimes years ago, but were never deported because their home countries did not consider them citizens. Full story: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/08/08/family-members-call-on-ice-to-release-hmong-refugees-from-detention/85565378007/
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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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‘Don’t quite fit in’: Local Hmong poet’s work shares a life between worlds
Chippewa Valley-based poet S.Z. Putnam is very familiar with the world of immigrants. That’s because Putnam’s family was among the many Hmong who became refugees after the Vietnam War, facing … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dont-quite-fit-local-hmong-014700780.html
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Michigan lawmakers asking for transparency after ICE detains Hmong community members
A total of 15 Michigan Hmong refugees were detained in July and lawmakers are asking for more transparency in response. Full story: https://wwmt.com/news/state/hmong-refugees-detained-ice-immigration-michigan-lawmakers-response-lansing-transparency-western-michigan-community-support-politics-law
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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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How protected are Minnesota’s refugees from deportation?
When ICE rounded up over a dozen Hmong men from Minnesota last month, the agency posted their photos online along with the criminal sex convictions for which the men were going to be deported to Laos, … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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How protected are Minnesota’s refugees from deportation?
When ICE rounded up over a dozen Hmong men from Minnesota last month, the agency flaunted their photos online along with the criminal sex convictions for which the men were ostensibly going to be … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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2 dozen Hmong Minnesotans to be deported
Hmong men are currently awaiting deportation in jails across Minnesota and Iowa, despite having resided in Minnesota for decades. According to NextShark, many of these men came to the U.S. as refugees … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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Honoring 50 Years of Hmong Progress and Transformative Leadership
Fifty years ago, the Hmong people embarked on a journey of survival, resilience, and transformation. From the depths of war and displacement, we arrived as refugees and now progress in all aspects of … Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/sponsored/honoring-50-years-of-hmong-progress-and-transformative-leadership/