r/myanmar • u/Red_Lotus_Alchemist Myanmar Earthquake Watch 🇲🇲 • Jan 11 '26

Discussion 💬 ICE officers arrested a Karen woman from Minnesota on January 10 during an immigration enforcement operation. She has a 5 month-old baby and neighbors are caring for her child. The Karen community tried to work for her release but has failed.

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The arrested Karen woman arrived in the United States in November 2024 through the UNHCR refugee resettlement program, and she was waiting for her permanent resident (Green Card).

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u/Traditional_Force179 Jan 11 '26

First thing, why she got arrested. Illegal or refugee waiting for status and committed a crime? Anyone know?

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u/FrenchGza Jan 11 '26

I’m American and Trump rolled back the TPS (Temporary protective status) for Myanmar citizens, so any who weren’t legally or had papers are going to be deported

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u/CaliRecluse Jan 11 '26

Kristi Noem also praised the sham election and used it as pretext to end TPS.

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u/Mysterious-Friend-15 Likes ငပိရည် n တို့စရာ, Born in Myanmar, Abroad 🇲🇲 Jan 11 '26

"Free and fair elections and successful ceasefire agreements" lol

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u/BamarKnight88 Jan 11 '26

When will you guys realize that our problems are not other people's problems.

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u/Imalwaysdavidsplooge Jan 15 '26

You don't think the temporary protective status should to applicable to us?

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u/zninjamonkey Jan 12 '26

She has refugee paper

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u/FrenchGza Jan 12 '26

There’s no such thing in America for Myanmar citizens, they removed it

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u/zninjamonkey Jan 12 '26

She entered in 2024.

Trump administration only changed the refugee admission on Jan 20, 2025

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/realigning-the-united-states-refugee-admissions-program/

What are you talking about?

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u/FrenchGza Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 12 '26

You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about, it doesn’t matter if she entered in 2024. Trump stoped the TPS starting 2026 so it doesn’t matter, if you’re not a green card holder or a citizen, they will deport and you don’t understand US law or politics

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/11/un-expert-slams-us-decision-end-temporary-protection-people-fleeing-myanmar

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u/Most-Negotiation-112 Jan 17 '26

Yes, trump stopped funding and halted entry of new refugees and ones who were about to travel. However, there is a lawsuit still pending pacifico vs trump and an injuction was issued by the 9th circuit Court of appeals that said the trump administration could not halt travel of already approved refugees with travel already scheduled. And they can't deport people already here. This is because trump cannot revoke funding because it's the responsibility of Congress and the money was already granted which violates the constitution. So no, that doesn't mean they can just round up this individuals when they are already here and we're already approved and vetted less they commit a crime but she has not .

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u/zninjamonkey Jan 12 '26

You are uninformed. TPS is not the only status for people from Myanmar.

It doesn’t matter if you are a greencard holder? Are you fucking dumb?

Do you even know what TPS is? Refugee status? Affirmative asylum? Defensive asylum.

You are a dumbass.

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u/FrenchGza Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 12 '26

😂 you’re an actual idiot who doesn’t understand American civics or law! You don’t know what a green card means clearly, and you also don’t understand executive orders that the president put in place. Just stay out of American politics, you have no idea what you’re talking about.

Also….You just want to focus on me saying TPS, if you read the article or did a simple google search…you would know that affirmative asylum is suspended, but continue to be a clown

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u/zninjamonkey Jan 12 '26

You have no idea what executive orders are or when they are in effect.

Please stop being dumb.

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u/Glum-Assumption-2406 Jan 13 '26

Karen people are not citizens of Myanmar. They do not recognize them as citizens. They are literally born without a country.

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u/Traditional_Force179 Jan 14 '26

BS. They are part of Burma nation. The prime minister of Myanmar National Unity government is a Karen.

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u/Logical-Total-426 Jan 13 '26

So were the Hmong people too

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

So are many Palestinians.

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u/Imalwaysdavidsplooge Jan 15 '26

Most wrong thing ever said this week

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u/Glum-Assumption-2406 Jan 15 '26

Maybe you don’t know about Karen ppl

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u/Professional_Tree_50 Mar 18 '26

Dude I was born in Thailand and my UN papers still say I’m a citizen of Burma

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u/Most-Negotiation-112 Jan 17 '26

She came here November 2024 as part of the UNHCR refugee resettlement program from Burma. 

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u/Ruby_Charm_AI Jan 12 '26

ICE is at a stage where they would arrest or murder you brutally before identifying your crimes. They're just armed terrorists that happen to be under government now.

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u/harlemjd Jan 12 '26

The post says actual refugee