ICE raids are targeting Cambodian immigrants caught between 2 countries, advocates say
by Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times
Nov 05, 2017
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Nak Kim Chhoeun entered the federal building in downtown Los Angeles a few weeks ago for his immigration check.
He had been reporting to immigration authorities like this every year since being convicted of assault and unlawful gun possession in 1999. This time the Cambodian refugee never came out, said his cousin Posda Tuot, who drove him to his immigration appointment.
More than a hundred people of Cambodian descent have been detained in a similar fashion over the last month as the Trump administration steps up its efforts to persuade resistant
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