Nonprofits sue over immigration detention of Vietnamese nationals who came as refugees
NBC NEWS / SANTA ANA, Calif. — Civil rights groups filed a class-action lawsuit last week on behalf of Vietnamese nationals who the groups allege are being unlawfully detained by the U.S. government, they announced Wednesday. In 2008, the U.S. and Vietnam signed a repatriation agreement that excludes Vietnamese nationals who arrived in the U.S. before July[…]