Deportation of Cambodian refugees from the United States refers to the refoulment ( or involuntary removal ) of Cambodian-Americans convicted of a common crime in the United States . The overwhelming majority of these individuals in removal proceedings were admitted to the United States in the 1980s with their refugee family members after escaping from the Cambodian genocide , and have continuously spent decades in the United States as legal immigrants ( potential U.S. nationals )
Cambodian genocide
Cambodian genocide
Deportation of Cambodian refugees from the United States