U.S expected to resume deportations of Cambodians to Cambodia after COVID pause

Federal immigration officials could soon resume arrests of Cambodians who hold deportation orders, and Fresno is among the cities that could be targeted, an attorney said Monday. Many Cambodians who hold deportation orders came to the U.S. as refugees during the U.S. secret bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

More came during the Khmer Rouge genocide a few years later, during which at least 1.7 million Cambodians were murdered by the regime. Deportations to Cambodia increased dramatically under the Trump administration, but came to a halt during the pandemic.

But there are signs indicating that raids could soon hit Cambodian communities and deportations could resume, according to Anoop Prasad, a staff attorney at Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus.

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