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Hmong refugee detained by ICE after 47 years in U.S., now held in Louisiana

Jul 30, 2025 · Stryker, OH, Laos

Hmong refugee detained by ICE after 47 years in U.S., now held in Louisiana

Pang Nhia Hang-Bailey, a Hmong refugee who arrived in the United States in 1978, was detained by ICE on July 30, 2025, during a routine annual check-in visit and is currently held at South Louisiana ICE Processing Center. Her green card expired in 1995 and was revoked in 2007 following a guilty plea to bank fraud charges in 2000. She faces deportation to Laos despite having lived in the U.S. for 47 years and having four adult children born in the country.

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