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Man from Myanmar deported amid court order violation dispute

May 23, 2025·Location: IA

Country of origin: Myanmar

Man from Myanmar deported amid court order violation dispute
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Kyaw Mya, a man from Myanmar who lived in Iowa, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in February 2025 after losing an appeal of a 2021 removal order. He was placed on a deportation flight to South Sudan that a federal judge later found violated a court order requiring migrants be given a meaningful opportunity to object to their removal.

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