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- Updated: Oct. 23, 2025, 6:53 p.m.
- Published: Oct. 23, 2025, 5:34 p.m.
An undated photo of Lue Yang, a Hmong refugee who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 15, 2025. Yang, who has lived in the United States since he was a baby, now faces deportation over a decades-old conviction that was later expunged. (Photo provided by the Yang family)Photo provided by the Yang family
LANSING, MI – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this week pardoned Lue Yang, a Hmong refugee who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) enforcement over a decades-old conviction that had been expunged from his record.
Despite that Yang, who was born stateless in a Thailand refugee camp and has lived in the United States since he was a baby, could still be deported to Laos, a country he’s never known.
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