Comments on: Agony of repatriated Khmer Rouge refugees http://sopheapfocus.com/index.php/2009/04/agony-of-repatriated-khmer-rouge-refugees/ Riding the wave of change in Cambodia Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Rene Botdorf http://sopheapfocus.com/index.php/2009/04/agony-of-repatriated-khmer-rouge-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-16541 Rene Botdorf Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:23:41 +0000 http://sopheapfocus.com/?p=200#comment-16541 I’d should examine with you here. Which is not one thing I usually do! I enjoy studying a submit that will make individuals think. Also, thanks for permitting me to remark! I’d should examine with you here. Which is not one thing I usually do! I enjoy studying a submit that will make individuals think. Also, thanks for permitting me to remark!

]]> By: Khmer4Ever http://sopheapfocus.com/index.php/2009/04/agony-of-repatriated-khmer-rouge-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-15452 Khmer4Ever Wed, 18 May 2011 23:36:15 +0000 http://sopheapfocus.com/?p=200#comment-15452 America never committed to Cambodia causes during the Vietnam-American war, playing politics with Cambodian lives. Now this new immigrations Law have no mercy on Cambodian people again, I wonder, if some laws and politicians understand the meaning of human rights, those Khmer who's committed crimes already serves their fair share of time in prison, why still deport them? What human rights does these politician understood? Do these politicians understand anything or have commons senses or conscience. I think all they cared about is to get elected to their post period. America never committed to Cambodia causes during the Vietnam-American war, playing politics with Cambodian lives. Now this new immigrations Law have no mercy on Cambodian people again, I wonder, if some laws and politicians understand the meaning of human rights, those Khmer who’s committed crimes already serves their fair share of time in prison, why still deport them? What human rights does these politician understood? Do these politicians understand anything or have commons senses or conscience. I think all they cared about is to get elected to their post period.

]]> By: Sopheap Chak http://sopheapfocus.com/index.php/2009/04/agony-of-repatriated-khmer-rouge-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Sopheap Chak Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:33:45 +0000 http://sopheapfocus.com/?p=200#comment-134 I am so sorry to hear your family condition and I am glad that your refer through my article for help. From what i have researched, you can contact the group who working to help those deportee like Deported Diaspora. They may able to give you some direct reference or help with legal consulting or reference for those network in Cambodia. I cc the mail of Dimple who is working for Deported Diaspora. Please contact her. Again, I am sorry for to hear about this again deportation. Regards, Sopheap I am so sorry to hear your family condition and I am glad that your refer through my article for help.
From what i have researched, you can contact the group who working to help those deportee like Deported Diaspora.
They may able to give you some direct reference or help with legal consulting or reference for those network in Cambodia.

I cc the mail of Dimple who is working for Deported Diaspora. Please contact her.

Again, I am sorry for to hear about this again deportation.

Regards,
Sopheap

]]> By: chris http://sopheapfocus.com/index.php/2009/04/agony-of-repatriated-khmer-rouge-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-133 chris Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:37:20 +0000 http://sopheapfocus.com/?p=200#comment-133 Hello, My family like so many is living in fear right now that our family member who was brought to the US from a Thai refugee camp when he was less than a year old will soon be deported back to Cambodia. He is in a NYS prison currently and has been having communication with the INS concerning him being deported and his ability to stay in the US. He will be traveling to INS court in March. He has had no legal counseling. It is too costly for us and we have been told by people with similar situations that it is a 50/50 gamble to pay for an attorney. We are talking about a young man who was born in a refugee camp, raised in America, limited knowledge of Cambodia culture and language, and no family in Cambodia. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Hello,

My family like so many is living in fear right now that our family member who was brought to the US from a Thai refugee camp when he was less than a year old will soon be deported back to Cambodia. He is in a NYS prison currently and has been having communication with the INS concerning him being deported and his ability to stay in the US. He will be traveling to INS court in March. He has had no legal counseling. It is too costly for us and we have been told by people with similar situations that it is a 50/50 gamble to pay for an attorney. We are talking about a young man who was born in a refugee camp, raised in America, limited knowledge of Cambodia culture and language, and no family in Cambodia. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: refugee http://sopheapfocus.com/index.php/2009/04/agony-of-repatriated-khmer-rouge-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-132 refugee Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:50:56 +0000 http://sopheapfocus.com/?p=200#comment-132 I wish you would try to stop this deportation. I'm one of the deportees waitin my turn & I live in fear everyday because I don't want it to be my turn. I have 1 daughter & another child on the way & I want to grow old with my kids. The mistake I made in my past haunts me but I got to move forward with my life & think positive. I been out of this gang life & now is a family man . I just feel like sharing my story to make others think positive & don't go through all of this. Thank you. I wish you would try to stop this deportation. I’m one of the deportees waitin my turn & I live in fear everyday because I don’t want it to be my turn. I have 1 daughter & another child on the way & I want to grow old with my kids. The mistake I made in my past haunts me but I got to move forward with my life & think positive. I been out of this gang life & now is a family man . I just feel like sharing my story to make others think positive & don’t go through all of this. Thank you.

]]> By: David Blackman http://sopheapfocus.com/index.php/2009/04/agony-of-repatriated-khmer-rouge-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-131 David Blackman Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:50:01 +0000 http://sopheapfocus.com/?p=200#comment-131 My name is David Blackman and I am a retired Lawyer from California who is representing American Cambodians in the Khmer Rouge trials in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I have been working pro bono for three years and this problem recently surfaced for me. I met a young American Cambodian man who obviously had spent time in prison in the US. I was a criminal lawyer for many years and recognized by his speech and actions that he had been in Prison. I then followed up by doing some research and am absolutely amazed by the unconstitutional action of the US. For the last three years, I have been studying the Khmer Rouge and the US's involvement that resulted in a major power vacuum that lead to the rise and leadership of the Khmer Rouge. It was Nixon and Henry Kissinger who began the horror that resulted in the auto-genocide that took place in Cambodia for almost 4 years. I started an organization called American Cambodians for Justice realizing that my clients would be Khmer Rouge immigrants, but I had no idea that there was another reason for my organization. I would be willing to spend some time figuring out what could be done in the US to stop the deportations. David Blackman Attorney at Law A member of the Cambodian Bar Association for purposes of representing Civil Parties before The Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia. My name is David Blackman and I am a retired Lawyer from California who is representing American Cambodians in the Khmer Rouge trials in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I have been working pro bono for three years and this problem recently surfaced for me. I met a young American Cambodian man who obviously had spent time in prison in the US. I was a criminal lawyer for many years and recognized by his speech and actions that he had been in Prison. I then followed up by doing some research and am absolutely amazed by the unconstitutional action of the US. For the last three years, I have been studying the Khmer Rouge and the US’s involvement that resulted in a major power vacuum that lead to the rise and leadership of the Khmer Rouge. It was Nixon and Henry Kissinger who began the horror that resulted in the auto-genocide that took place in Cambodia for almost 4 years. I started an organization called American Cambodians for Justice realizing that my clients would be Khmer Rouge immigrants, but I had no idea that there was another reason for my organization. I would be willing to spend some time figuring out what could be done in the US to stop the deportations.

David Blackman
Attorney at Law
A member of the Cambodian Bar
Association for purposes of representing
Civil Parties before
The Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia.

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