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Game 1. Warriors vs Raptors. Great watch party. Not so happy ending for fans. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @ Or...
05/31/2019

Game 1. Warriors vs Raptors. Great watch party. Not so happy ending for fans.
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@ Oracle Arena

For the first time in nearly 20 years, Hay Hov has a green card.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀It feels like a dream. It’s like I’m in heaven,...
05/14/2019

For the first time in nearly 20 years, Hay Hov has a green card.
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It feels like a dream. It’s like I’m in heaven,” said
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Hov, a Cambodian refugee from Oakland who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March, has been freed from a facility in Bakersfield earlier this month and is no longer at risk of deportation, his attorney said.
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The highlighted his story days before he and dozens of others across the U.S. were detained by ICE, amid an uptick in the arrests of Cambodians who committed crimes long ago and subsequently lost their green cards.
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Many of these immigrants tell similar stories: Haunted by the trauma of war and genocide, they landed in impoverished neighborhoods in America where opportunities were limited and where they were bullied for being immigrants.
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They turned to drugs, gangs and crime to fit in, decisions that got them locked up for years and cost them their visas.
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Their crimes were big and small. Some were charged with driving under the influence, others with murder. But as rehabilitated men with full-time jobs and families, they acknowledge their faults and say they deserve another chance, immigration attorneys say. Their predicament highlights the complexities of the immigration system, raising the question: Do they deserve to stay?
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A pardon would clear them of any guilt for their alleged crimes, which would significantly increase their chances of winning their deportation cases.
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On Monday, May 13, Hov was pardoned by Gov. Newsom.
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@ Oakland, California

From left: Sam Lew, Sophia Thibodeaux, Danielle Kinnard and her daughter Jeneila Kinnard, age 1, embrace outside City Ha...
05/10/2019

From left: Sam Lew, Sophia Thibodeaux, Danielle Kinnard and her daughter Jeneila Kinnard, age 1, embrace outside City Hall after they demanded the city for housing subsidies, navigation centers and shelter funding for homeless families.
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Lew is the policy director for the Coalition on Homelessness. Thibodeaux has been homeless for four years. The Kinnard’s are currently staying at Raphael House, an emergency shelter for families, along with Kinnard’s three-year-old son, Ricky.
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Kinnard switched Jemeila from hip to hip as Ricky hopped up and down the steps. If there was one thing she could to say to the mayor, Kinnard said, it would be a reminder to her that she ran on a platform to end homelessness.
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“Where is the promise that you made us?” Kinnard said.
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@ City Hall

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09/30/2018

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07/14/2018

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06/19/2018

🔥🚒 train their new to battle in , . @ San Rafael, California

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06/17/2018

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06/09/2018

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fans flood for the watch party. See more . @ Oracle Arena and Oakland Alameda County Coliseum
06/09/2018

fans flood for the watch party. See more . @ Oracle Arena and Oakland Alameda County Coliseum

Gavin Newsom embraces his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom after speaking to his supporters during his election night party a...
06/06/2018

Gavin Newsom embraces his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom after speaking to his supporters during his election night party at Verso. Lt. Gov. Newsom (D) will face Republican businessman John Cox in the race to be the next governor of California.

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