It’s an immigration crisis few know of. And Fresno County might be at the center of it

BY YESENIA AMARO

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Thousands of immigrants in the Fresno region and nation could face deportation to a country that’s rarely discussed in the daily news cycle, and in some respects has been forgotten.

Many Laotians and Lao Hmong refugees in the Fresno area and their relatives still live in immigration limbo in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and the so-called “Secret War” in Southeast Asia. At issue, however, is whether Laotians and Lao Hmong slated for deportation in the U.S. will now be sent to their home country, due to aggressive sanctions the Trump administration has placed on the Southeast Asian nation.

This story was originally published on Fresnobee