Deportation Threat Tears Family Apart: Refugee's Past Conviction Casts Shadow on Future

Fairhope, Alabama – Amy Phan is fighting to keep her family together. Her husband, Huy Phan, sits in a Louisiana detention center facing deportation to Vietnam, a country he left as a child. Huy arrived in the US as a refugee after the Vietnam War. Despite his efforts to gain citizenship, he was denied due to paperwork issues. He served time in prison for a robbery that resulted in a death, but Amy insists he has paid his debt to society. "I know I did something wrong," Huy told USA Today from the detention center, "but I already paid my time. I'm still getting detained." Amy, visibly distraught in a video shared by USA Today, pleads, "Give me my husband back." Their two young children, aged 11 and 3, constantly ask, "Where's Daddy?" The family's plight highlights the challenges faced by some refugees and raises questions about the US immigration system's fairness. The story underscores the human cost of legal processes and the emotional toll on families caught in bureaucratic complexities.