A virtual gathering with stories, performances, and calls to action

Live translation in Nepali and HMoob available.

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This event is part of the November 2025 Disappeared in America collective actions happening across the country to protect immigrant rights, due process, and democracy.

Across the United States, immigration and law enforcement continue to target, detain, and deport members of our communities at a horrific scope and scale, often without due process. For HMoob and Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees, and increasing numbers of immigrants and refugees removed to countries they have never known, these government-led disappearances carry an especially cruel dimension: Since early 2025, dozens of loved ones have been deported into statelessness, danger, and persecution. Both HMoob and Nepali-speaking Bhutanese Americans come from refugee communities shaped by state violence, forced exile, and displacement. Without a geographic homeland to return to, and with no end in sight to inhumane U.S. prison conditions, the criminalization of these communities can mean a life sentence without safety, rights, or belonging.

Bhutanese and HMoob Americans belong here. Like so many immigrant and refugee brothers and sisters, they have built their lives, raised families, and woven their stories into the fabric of America. This country is their home, and they should not have to live their lives in fear, isolation, and limbo again. 

Please join Asian Refugees United, Asian Law Caucus, Hmong Family Association Lansing, Hmong Innovating Politics, OPAWL, and Rising Voices for this VIRTUAL community event. 

During the program, we'll hear from State Representative Mai Xiong of Michigan and State Representative Munira Abdullahi of Ohio who will share updates on the growing number of Bhutanese, HMoob, and Southeast Asian community members being detained in their states. We're also going to be uplifting two ongoing campaigns, one to #BringLueHome, a Hmong community leader from Michigan, and Free Mohan Karki, a Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugee from Ohio. You'll be able to hear directly from their respective spouses, Ann Vue and Tika Basnet who continue to fight for their husbands' return home.

The event will be hosted by Miko Lee and feature Aisa Vallarosa from the Asian Law Caucus, who will break down the legal implications of these detentions and share what's at stake for Asian immigrant  communities nationwide. Attendees will also learn about community tools and resources, including Know Your Rights, FOIA Requests, and key things to watch for at the state election polls this November.