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As more Cambodian and Vietnamese immigrants are targeted for deportation, advocates say they 'can't stay silent'

LOS ANGELES - Every day, Victoria Martinez's 2-year-old son peppers her with questions about the disappearance of his father, a Cambodian immigrant.

"Where is Daddy?" Shawn Ly asks his mom. "When is Daddy coming home?"

She doesn't know how to answer. She sobs often.

Martinez's partner, Sreang Ly, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in early October. Ly, who had a prior conviction for illegal possession of guns, was one of more than 200 people of Cambodian and Vietnamese descent detained this

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