More than a dozen migrants from Southeast Asian communities that historically allied with the U.S. during the Vietnam War have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) and now face deportation.

The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that ICE arrested 16 migrants in Detroit on July 30.

"This operation resulted in the arrest of multiple criminal illegal aliens, including child sex abusers, drug traffickers, a known gang member who obstructed a murder investigation, and other Laotian nationals with extensive criminal histories," the department told Newsweek in an emailed statement.

Why It Matters

The detentions come amid ongoing concerns from immigrant rights advocates over aggressive enforcement tactics that expanded under the Trump administration, wi

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