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Exiled Cambodian Journalists Face Deportation Threat in U.S.

4/6/2025

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Cambodian journalists Vuthy Tha and Hour Hum, who escaped a Thai refugee camp for a new life in the U.S., now confront the looming threat of deportation. Following President Trump's cuts to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, their crucial work at Radio Free Asia—providing uncensored news—hangs in the balance, endangering their safety and loved ones back home.

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Story summary

Cambodian journalists Vuthy Tha and Hour Hum, who escaped a Thai refugee camp for a new life in the U.S., now confront the looming threat of deportation. Following President Trump's cuts to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, their crucial work at Radio Free Asia—providing uncensored news—hangs in the balance, endangering their safety and loved ones back home.