Lue Yang was born in a Thai refugee camp after his family fled Laos. The Hmong refugee has lived in Michigan since he was 8 months old. While he is here legally, Yang previously had a 1997 criminal conviction. Though it was expunged in Michigan, that isn’t recognized by federal immigration law. That resulted in ICE agents arresting Yang in July at his work.
He was in prison until last week when he was released with the help of Michigan Republican Congressman Tom Barrett. The congressmember joined Robyn Vincent to discuss.
December 11th, 2025, 07:20 pm
The Metro
Congressman Tom Barrett works with White House to release Michigander in ICE custody
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Lue Yang was born in a Thai refugee camp after his family fled Laos. The Hmong refugee has lived in Michigan since he was 8 months old. While he is here legally, Yang previously had a 1997 criminal conviction. Though it was expunged in Michigan, that isn’t recognized by federal immigration law. That resulted in ICE agents arresting Yang in July at his work.
He was in prison until last week when he was released with the help of Michigan Republican Congressman Tom Barrett. The congressmember joined Robyn Vincent to discuss.
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