A wife in California is concerned about her husband, who is Vietnamese , could potentially face deportation following his unexpectedly taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
The woman, who provided only her first name — Khanhi — chose to remain anonymous. KABC for concern that sharing her husband's identification might cause him harm immigration case she expressed concern that her husband and the child's father might may be expelled from the United States after ICE took him into custody in February during what was intended as a routine check-in.
The woman informed the network that her child, Evelyn, requires hearing her father’s voice at bedtime to drift off to sleep. In a shared clip, following his removal, the father can be seen serenading his daughter via a video call with the mother.
Khanhi mentioned that both she and her spouse were brought to the United States as children from Vietnam.
“I believe my husband was around five years old when his mom courageously boarded a boat late at night and ventured into an entirely unfamiliar country,” she shared with the broadcaster. “I was only one year old during that time.”
She successfully obtained U.S. citizenship, whereas her spouse resided in the country under an "order of supervision." Although he possessed a work permit for over ten years, he routinely went from Garden Grove to an ICE check-in facility in Adelanto annually.
He didn't come back this year.
Joseph Navales, who works with the Asian Americans Advancing Justice chapter in Southern California He mentioned that numerous individuals who escaped from Vietnam to the United States fall under similar circumstances as Khanhi's spouse. Since there wasn’t an established procedure back then for removing Vietnamese migrants, many of those potentially entered the nation improperly might have matured within the U.S., bypassing all steps required to obtain citizenship, yet they continue to work and contribute significantly to society.
When Kahnhi recounted the instance where she found out about her husband’s detention during her conversation with KABC, she vividly remembered the details.
"I drove back home crying all the way, collected our daughter, and returned to an empty house. It turned out to be the most terrible day of our lives," she stated.
She mentioned that she has become quite skeptical about the possibility of finding any compassion or justice for her husband during the Trump administration.
“I was naive to believe there would be an opportunity for due process where I could appear before a judge, tell our story, and clarify why my husband should be a free man, but such options aren’t accessible to us,” she stated.
Kahnhi serves as the main breadwinner for the family, whereas her spouse remained at home with their daughter. At least, that was how things were.
"He has been her main caregiver from birth—handling all the diaper changes. He’s attended each and every doctor's visit, vaccination, injection, crying spell, nap time, and mealtime. During the day, he looks after her and then works nights and weekends to support our family financially. Essentially, he manages everything. He means the world to us," Khanhi stated.
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