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Father detained by ICE after decades in U.S., pressured to sign voluntary removal

Jan 21, 2026 · Minnesota, Vietnam

Father detained by ICE after decades in U.S., pressured to sign voluntary removal

A man who has lived in the United States since 1987 was detained by ICE in Minnesota on January 21, 2026, and is currently held in El Paso, Texas. He was pressured into signing a voluntary removal document while detained and without legal counsel, facing deportation to Vietnam despite not having lived there since the 1980s and lacking citizenship there. He had been complying with immigration supervision for years without missing check-ins.

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