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Teacher and Advocate Sophea Phea Returns Home from Deportation After 11 Years
August 19, 2022
Sophea Phea, who was deported to Cambodia in 2011, came home this past week to her loved ones and community in Long Beach, CA. We spoke to Sophea about her journey, her advocacy, and more.
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ICE Deports Beloved Community Member Phoeun You
August 17, 2022
Family members, advocates, and elected officials are heartbroken and devastated, continue to urge Gov. Newsom to pardon Phoeun, end ICE transfers, and keep all immigrant families together.
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Brian Bukle: ‘I want to help the people that no one cares about.’
July 29, 2022
After CDCR ignored Brian’s and his family’s requests to confirm his citizenship, ICE also ignored their repeated efforts and detained him for 36 days at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility.
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Oakland Residents, Faith Leaders, Elected Officials Rally to Stop Community Leader Phoeun You’s Deportation
July 28, 2022
Bay Area residents, faith leaders, and elected officials rallied at the State Building urging Governor Newsom to pardon Phoeun and to support the VISION Act (AB 937).
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Vithea Yung & His Family: ‘There’s hope in trying to reunite with your family.’
July 26, 2022
Vithea’s homecoming this past April marked a rare community victory. Between January 2020 & November 2021, CDCR transferred 2,600 people who have served their sentence or been granted release to ICE.
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Exonerated Hmong Refugee Yeng Lee Comes Home
July 22, 2022
After serving 23 years for a crime he didn’t commit, Lee walks out of San Quentin State Prison. Residents, elected leaders call on Gov. Newsom to support VISION Act (AB 937) and end family separation.
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Judge: ICE Cannot Deport Sandra Castaneda After Exoneration
July 20, 2022
Sandra Castaneda, who was incarcerated for a crime she didn’t commit, may be home soon. Californians are organizing for the VISION Act so that no others are unjustly detained by ICE.
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Phoeun You & His Family: ‘The happiest moment of my life will be Phoeun coming home.’
July 19, 2022
Sy is yearning for the whole family to be reunited and dreaming of a day when her uncle, Phoeun You, can come home to his loved ones.