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Dozens Rally In Oakland To Stop Former Child Refugee's Deportation
Phoeun You, now 47, served 26 years in prison and has reformed his life.
July 29, 2022
About 100 or more people called on Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday to pardon a man convicted of murder so U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not deport him to Cambodia.
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Oakland residents, city leaders and Phoeun You's mother and father gathered outside the Elihu Harris State Building on Clay Street in Oakland to plead with Newsom for You's release.
You, now 47, served 26 years in prison and has reformed his life. He is a founding member of Restoring Our Original True Selves, a certified counselor with Bay Area Women Against Rape and a mentor to other incarcerated refugees from Asia. He grew up in Long Beach and has ties to Oakland.
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