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Hmong refugee in Michigan remains in legal limbo after pardon stopped his deportation

Detroit news 23 Dec 2025
Gretchen Whitmer had granted Xiong’s client — a Hmong refugee who lived in Michigan for 45 years — a rare pardon for a low-level crime from when he was a teenager ... Even if they weren't Southeast Asian or Hmong, he made them feel safe," Ann said.
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St. Paul school board votes to keep Hmong language, culture school at current campuses

Pioneer Press 20 Dec 2025
Paul public school focused on Hmong culture and language will remain at its current campuses following a school board meeting Thursday that drew dozens of parents and students concerned about how best to deal with overcrowding at the school.
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Hundreds of St. Paul students stay home to oppose Hmong program overcrowding

Mankato Free Press 16 Dec 2025
Hmong parents in St. Paul set out Monday to voice their frustrations with the state’s second-largest district through a novel form of protest. keeping their kids at home for the day ... .
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Merced’s annual Hmong New Year celebration this weekend. Here’s what to expect

Merced Sun-Star 16 Dec 2025
The event will be held Saturday and Sunday ... .
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ICE releases Hmong refugee in Michigan after bipartisan push for his freedom

Mount Pleasant Morning Sun 09 Dec 2025
Immigration enforcement officials last week released from federal custody a Hmong refugee from Michigan after he spent months in detention over a low-level conviction dating back more than two decades ... The Hmong ethnic group came to the U.S.
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Michigan Hmong leader released from ICE detention after push from federal and state lawmakers

Iosco County News Herald 04 Dec 2025
Lue Yang, a Lansing-area Hmong community leader who had been detained by ICE in July, has been released from federal custody after efforts from legislators on both sides of the aisle. “Everybody has given me, they gave me the strength,” ... .
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New Hmong QPR materials aim to break barriers in suicide prevention

Marshfield News Herald 04 Dec 2025
A new mental health initiative is making suicide prevention education more accessible to Hmong-speaking communities in central Wisconsin ... in the Hmong language, according to a community announcement.
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Hmong refugee in Michigan freed by ICE after several months in prison

Detroit Free Press 04 Dec 2025
A 47-year-old Hmong refugee who has lived in Michigan since he was 8 months old was freed Wednesday, Dec ... "It feels good to be with the family," said Yang, who is president of the Hmong Family Association of Lansing.
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Barrett Facilitates Release of St. Johns Resident from ICE Custody, Reuniting Hmong-American Family (Tom Barrett)

Public Technologies 03 Dec 2025
) Image. Grand Rapids, Mich ... Johns, and leader of Michigan's Hmong-American community - came to the United States legally as an infant in 1979 after his father aided the CIA during the secret war against communism in Laos ... Image ... ### ... Disclaimer ... (noodl.
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Hmong refugee from Lansing area released from ICE custody

Lansing State Journal 03 Dec 2025
Lue Yang, a Hmong refugeee who is an engineer and father of six and served as president of the Hmong Family Association of Lansing, arrived in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, Dec ... Yang was among 16 Hmong ...
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Hmong New Year celebration at Sheboygan North features Hmong culture

Sheboygan Press 30 Nov 2025
The 50th annual Hmong New Year in Sheboygan features traditional dancing and pov pob ball toss .
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Hmong community celebrates its New Year and 50 years as Americans

The Lawton Constitution 30 Nov 2025
MINNEAPOLIS — “Let’s do the ball toss,” a young woman excitedly said to the young man with her as they walked into the St. Paul RiverCentre auditorium Saturday for the 45th annual Minnesota Hmong New Year celebration ... .
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Hmong New Year to be observed in Green Bay area, here's how to attend

Green Bay Press Gazette 26 Nov 2025
It’s been a packed 50th anniversary of the Hmong people’s resettlement in the United States following the Vietnam War. Many built small businesses on hustle culture and a reverence for their heritage, propelling the region’s first Hmong Business Week.
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Laura Yuen: Before Minnesota became a Hmong magnet, one family led the way

The Daily Gazette 24 Nov 2025
MINNEAPOLIS -- If you ever meet Bill Hawj at a party, there’s a good chance his ice-breaker is better than yours. The 49-year-old Uber driver from Roseville might tell you that he was the first Hmong baby born in Minnesota ... .
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Sheboygan Hmong New Year features dance competition, music and more

Oshkosh Northwestern 24 Nov 2025
Hmong in Sheboygan. Vue Yang tells Hmong immigration story. Sheboygan Hmong leader Vue Yang spoke about his arrival in Sheboygan and how his people were embraced by the city ... Community resources booths will also be at Hmong New Year.

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