Tag: refugees
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Democratic Rep.: Think You’re American? Maybe Not According to Trump | Opinion
To suggest that some refugees are more “deserving” is to erase the contributions of refugees who have given back to America. Full story: https://www.newsweek.com/democratic-rep-think-youre-american-maybe-not-according-to-trump-opinion-10974052
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Hundreds honor Vietnam War, Secret War veterans in Minnesota
Toung, a former officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, migrated to the United States when American troops left Vietnam in 1975. “We were invisible,” he said about veteran refugees. “We didn’t … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/minnesotans-commemorate-southeast-asian-conflicts-50-years-later/601512690
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A letter to Kristi Noem after her visit to Minnesota last week
“Immigrants and refugees are not like your dog, Cricket. You can’t get rid of us just because we make you uncomfortable,” Ka Vang writes. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/noem-protest-twin-cities-trump-administration-immigration-enforcement/601507422
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His family aided U.S. in Vietnam War. Now he faces deportation to Laos.
The Hmong community in northern Michigan has called the United States home since arriving as refugees during the Vietnam War. Now they are being targeted for removal and deported to a homeland few … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/his-family-aided-u-s-in-vietnam-war-now-he-faces-deportation-to-laos/ar-AA1Nph4B
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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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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: 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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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