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Hmong Refugee Dies After Deportation to Laos

Jul 30, 2025·Location: Stryker, OH

Country of origin: Laos

Hmong Refugee Dies After Deportation to Laos
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A Hmong refugee who arrived in the United States in 1978 at age five was detained by ICE on July 30, 2025, during a routine annual check-in and later deported to Laos. She died in Laos, according to a June 26, 2026 statement from the Southeast Asian Freedom Network. Her green card had expired in 1995 and was revoked in 2007, and she is survived by her husband, Scott Bailey, and their four children.

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