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[–] WOTRBestCRPG@lemmy.world 52 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (6 children)

Canada Europe, Australia and other free democracies need to be offering this woman (and her family) and people like her refugee status. She is clearly being discriminated against and needlessly and cruelly punished.

[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago

Many thousands of refugees fleeing persecution are facing discrimination and cruelty too, and have been for years.

Free democracies in wealthy nations need to step up better to look after ALL refugees.

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[–] StopTouchingYourPhone@lemmy.world 28 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

TIL the nazi president and his rubberstamp king invoked The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which I also just learned "is intended to be invoked when the country is at war or if a foreign nation has invaded the U.S. or has issued threats that they will."

[edit bc the internet does not need more allcaps]

[–] Retropunk64@lemm.ee 12 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

The country is at war, Nazis have invaded the white house.

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

War implies actual resistance, not just online complaints.

[–] Retropunk64@lemm.ee 1 points 6 minutes ago

Lmao, okay. I can guarantee you, in their minds they're at war with us. Wake the fuck up and smell the smoke.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Let's get all the first through third generation German Americans into Freedom camps just to be safe. Maybe have a few in Death Valley for the natives that don't appreciate their Land gifts in Oklahoma that are selfishly hogging mineral rich lands. /S

[–] KbSez@piefed.social 22 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I'm scanning the article for the part where she or members of her family voted for trump

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 7 points 11 hours ago

Since it isn't mentioned, they probably didn't.

[–] atempuser23@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

She was a legal us permanent resident not a citizen. She can't vote and would be in prison.

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 1 day ago (18 children)

Maybe I miss something, but why Laos of all places? I didn't get what connects her to that particular counrty, could it be her ethnicity as a person who was actually born in another country? Why not Tai? Like, I miss a lot of questions to ask before that, why she's even deported in the first place, but the seemingly random choice of the country is what surprised me and the article's writer the most.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 17 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Because he wasn't sure if she is Chinese or Japanese

[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago

Hank Hill's Dad would have known where she is from.

[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 13 points 14 hours ago

Trump thinks Asians are lousy, so they must all come from Laos.

[–] theshoeshiner@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

More than likely her parents were from Laos. Despite being born in Thailand, she is probably considered a Laotian citizen. It's very unlikely they would have accepted her back otherwise.

[–] atempuser23@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

She was deported because she lost her permanent resident status for her drug conviction. Laos seems an insane choice. I guess they did Trump a favor to take her.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 16 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Asian kind of eyes? Laos is an Asian city? There you go, send her to Laos, it's all the same

(Severe /s if that wasn't clear)

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 11 points 15 hours ago

You’re being sarcastic, but I bet this is the logic. Terrifying watching what is happening in the USA at the minute.

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 65 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Doesn't really work with a lot of Asian people. Needs an additional eye diagram.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 42 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe I miss something, but why Laos of all places?

Seems like Trump just randomly picked a nation that Hmong live in.

The modern Hmong reside mainly in Southwestern China and Mainland Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hmong_people

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[–] barooboodoo@lemm.ee 350 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (26 children)

Yang was born in Thailand and was a legal permanent US resident until she pleaded guilty to marijuana-related charges and served more than 2 years in prison.

Unfuckingbelievable. 2 years in prison for weed, what are we even doing here.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago

Possession of any amount for a first-time offense is a misdemeanor punishable by 6 months imprisonment and up to $1,000 in fines

Possession of any amount of marijuana (subsequent offense) is a felony punishable by 3.5 years imprisonment and up to $10,000 in fines

The cultivation of 4 plants or fewer cannabis plants is a felony punishable by 3.5 years imprisonment and up to $10,000 in fines

The cultivation of between 4 and 20 cannabis plants is a felony punishable by 6 years imprisonment and up to $10,000 in fines

Some of the most punitive laws I've seen.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago

The history of the War on Some Drugs has been terrible. People like Leary who had a 10 year sentence for....possession of two roaches. And that was a relatively wealthy white guy...

[–] PostaL@lemmy.world 45 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine if she'd have pleaded not guilty...

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 38 points 21 hours ago

Believe it or not, straight to jail

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