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more longtime residents, people who have lived in this country for years, are being caught up in

the effort. Stephanie Sy has more.

We've seen over and over again this year the detention of U.S. residents who were previously not at risk of deportation.

This has included Laoshen refugees displaced after the Vietnam War.

Students of history might recall that Laos was bombed relentlessly by the U.S. in the 1960s and 70s.

In the tumultuous years that followed the end of the war, thousands of Lausian families were resettled in the U.S. as refugees.

Now, a criminal conviction can threaten a refugees' legal status, but for decades, Laotians in that situation were allowed to

remain here because there is no repatriation agreement between the U.S. and Laos. That has changed.

In recent months, deportation flights to Laos have resumed for the first time in years.

One of those affected is Alan Fet Sadakhan. He arrived in the United States as a toddler,

and today he faces the threat of deportation. Alan, thank you for being with us.

Thank you for having me.

I want to go back to what happened over the summer when you were detained. It's July. You go in for an annual

appointment with immigration officials that I understand you've gone to without incident for years,

but you end up being detained for nearly two months. Alan, what was your immediate reaction

when you were arrested? What were you told about why this was happening to you? First of all, I was shocked, scared, worried.

I was just speechless and I couldn't think of anything else.

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