Cambodian refugees fight to stay in the U.S.

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David and his girlfriend and child
David Ros holds his son Solomon.

Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer NPR Podcast Associate Producer, Katya Cengel Reports from Long Beach, California: After they have served out their criminal sentences, Cambodian refugees remain in limbo. David Ros must check in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) every six months. He never knows when he will be detained — and deported to Cambodia. It could be this time.

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David Ros, second from left, with his siblings, mother and other relatives in a photo taken after they fled Cambodia. Photos courtesy of David Ros

 

 

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Katya Cengel
Katya Cengel

 

Katya Cengel reports from around the world and teaches journalism at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, National Geographic News and on BBC radio among others and her University of Nebraska Press book “Bluegrass Baseball: A Year in the Minor League Life” was a 2013 Kentucky Literary Award finalist. @kcengel

 

 

 

 

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