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Advocacy Groups Gather At Capitol To Protest Deportation Of Vietnamese Refugee
Friday, June 4, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
A handmade yellow paper crane at the California state Capitol on June 3, meant to symbolize hope and solidarity in support for Lam Hong Le.
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Hundreds of brightly-colored paper cranes perched on the steps of the Capitol Thursday, a sign of solidarity, hope and support for Lam Hong Le, a Vietnamese war refugee at immediate risk of deportation. Accompanying the cranes were advocates from various groups there to demand Governor Gavin Newsom issue a pardon for Le.
Tsuru for Solidarity, a Japanese American grassroots group, organized the action in partnership with the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), Sacramento Immigration Coalition, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and Detention Watch Network. The organization has been circulating a petition, which has over 2,900 signatures c
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Supporters held a rally to demand that Gov. Gavin Newsom issue Lam Hong Le a pardon, after he served his time in prison for 32 years. He does not want to be deported back to his native Vietnam.
Faith leaders concerned about Southern California temporary shelters for migrant children
One of these influx centers, the Fairplex, was also previously used as a temporary detention camp for Japanese Americans during WWII, faith leaders noted in a recent statement.
Migrant children en route to the United States sleep on a mattress on the floor of the AMAR migrant shelter in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on July 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
April 30, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) Faith leaders say they are concerned about new temporary shelters that have been set up at Southern California event centers to house unaccompanied migrant children.
As of Tuesday (April 26), more than 300 children were being housed in an emergency shelter at the Long Beach Convention Center in Los Angeles County. This site is expected to eventually accommodate up to 1,000 kids, according to the Long Beach Post News.