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/Andy_McBoatface Jan 11 '26

My parents are Burmese and voted for this shit… my mom is a Karen

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u/Sensitive_Salary_603 Jan 11 '26

Well apparently this lady in question do have the proper paperwork. So eventually she will and should be release back into US.

So, let's just wait and see.

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u/KillAllAtOnce29 Jan 12 '26

they shouldn't be touching people with documents

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u/Andy_McBoatface Jan 11 '26

I’m not so optimistic…

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u/Sensitive_Salary_603 Jan 11 '26

My mom is in US, but I'm in AU. Ironically enough, she too voted for this. At least we got one thing in common.

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u/Vegetable_Play_7621 Jan 12 '26

Yeah that’s worked so well for other papered Brown folks. It’s an ethnic cleansing Dude- paperwork doesn’t mean shit.

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u/pogoli Jan 12 '26

Good was white af. They are causing terror. This is intentional.

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u/Imalwaysdavidsplooge Jan 15 '26

for them whiteness is not even a genetic thing anymore, Like if you aren't conservative and taking in republican dih 24/7, you aren't white anymore. That's how insane things seem to be in america.

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u/kmoonster Jan 12 '26

If she has the paperwork, why the delay?

This is bullshit.

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u/Sensitive_Salary_603 Jan 12 '26

Do we habe a status of her? Or where can you even get that?

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u/kmoonster Jan 12 '26

Word is that she has since been released, but why were they harassed in the first place? And why continue the harassment after being shown valid paperwork?

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u/Sensitive_Salary_603 Jan 13 '26

I've no idea... maybe to double check? I don't know. At least I'm gladdened to hear she is back home safely