Cambodians use pardons to beat Trump admin’s deportation orders

The governors of Washington and California have employed pardons to stop long-term resident refugees from being deported to a homeland they don't remember.

For nearly three months, Roeuth An sat behind the walls of his immigration detention cell, dreaming of the day he might return to his family in Washington state.

But two weeks ago, the 45-year-old electrician and father of two who came to the U.S. as a Cambodian refugee became convinced that day would never come. An learned he was among roughly 46 Cambodians scheduled to be shipped back to their homeland by Dec. 19.

With the clock ticking, An’s lawyers scrambled to seek relief for the decades-old crime that qualified him for deportation — a conviction as an accomplice in a 1994 drive-by shooting.

In full: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/cambodians-use-pardons-beat-trump-admin-s-deportation-orders-n945996

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