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Vietnamese students in US sweat out Trump’s grim immigration crackdown

Students sit on the stairs of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Aug. 24, 2021. Photo by Reuters

Students sit on the stairs of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Aug. 24, 2021. Photo by Reuters

One week after Donald Trump took office again as American President, Kha Van received an email from her school explaining how to deal with U.S. immigration and customs authorities. Like other Vietnamese students and their foreign friends in the U.S., she is now overwhelmed by the feeling of uncertainty, one that has prevented them from doing regular stuff such as finding a part-time job or planning a summer vacation back at home. “My school sent an email to students telling us what to do when encountering Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when going to school, what to say and how to behave when ICE enters our school, to defend our rights, as ICE can stomp into our school anytime to arrest someone,” she said. She said many schools in the