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Vietnamese man detained by ICE over expunged marijuana charge

Mar 5, 2026·Location: Oklahoma, OK

Country of origin: Vietnam

Vietnamese man detained by ICE over expunged marijuana charge
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Hai Nguyen, a Vietnamese national who has lived in the U.S. since 1993 and worked in Oklahoma for nearly 15 years, was detained by ICE during a routine appointment. His detention stems from a decades-old marijuana charge from college that was expunged from his record. He now faces possible deportation despite previously being considered non-deportable because Vietnam would not accept deportees who arrived before 1995.

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