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Immigration

Mar. 2, 2018

Vietnamese refugees sue U.S. government over prolonged detention

A group of Vietnamese refugees with criminal convictions has sued the federal government over their prolonged detention in what attorneys describe as a shift in how immigration authorities treat certain Vietnamese nationals with deportation orders.

A group of Vietnamese refugees with criminal convictions has sued the federal government over their prolonged detention in what attorneys describe as a shift in how immigration authorities treat certain Vietnamese nationals with deportation orders.

According to the complaint, filed last week, an agreement between the U.S. and Vietnam dictates that the Vietnamese government will not take back Vietnamese who came to the U.S. before Ju...

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