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15 Refugee Reports 1 (1994)

handle is hein.immigration/refgrpt0015 and id is 1 raw text is: RfgeReports A News Service of the U.S. Committee for Refugees 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 701 Washington. DC 20036 (202) 347-3507 Volume XV, Number I January 28, 1994 U.S. HMONG CONCERNED ABOUT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN LAOS AND THAILAND In recent months, two events have triggered concerns in the U.S. Hmong community about Hmong refugees in Thailand. , Vue Mai, a well-known Hmong leader disappeared in Laos in September 1993 after having repatriated in 1992. o At least 305 Hmong who had been denied refugee status unsuccessfully tried to buy their way onto the list of those being considered for resettlement in the United States. Members of the group reportedly paid Thai officials a total of $200,000 in bribes, which had been sent to them by rela- tives and friends in the United States. The developments have also drawn the attention of others in the United States to the Hmongs future in Thai- [and, their repatriation to Laos, and Hmong resettlement in the United States. In January, a delegation of Congressional staffers visited Thailand and Laos to look into these issues, and se- nior officials of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR) visited Fresno, California, for discussions about the repatriation program with the Hmong community there. -mong Pay Thai Officials $2,000 Per Family In early 1993, a group of some 305 Hmong living in Ban Na Pho mmap in Thailand participated in a scheme to try to gain re- settlement in the United States. Although some reports indi- cate that all 305 were Hmong who had been screened out (determined not to be refugees by the Thai authorities), other sources say that some in the group had earlier been .screened in (determined to be refugees) but had given up Lhe option to resettle in order to remain united with imredi- te family members who had been screened out. Na Pho, located near the Thai-Laotian border, is known as the repatriation camp because it houses prima- ily Hmong and other Laotians who have either been screened out, have been screened in but have indicated a willingness to repatriate, or have not affirmatively sought resettlement and have been told by Thai authorities that IN THIS ISSUE: Recent developments have refocused the attention of many in the United States on the status of Hmong refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand and Hmong repatriation to Laos. Hiram A. Ruiz reports ........................... 1 0 Recent Developments CPA Steering Committee meets in February ............................. 7 UNHCR's Asia Bureau Director Comments on CPA ............... 8 State Department Refugee Spending for FY 93 ....... 10 China Forced Birth Control Policy as the Basis for Asylum Claims ......................... 11 Group Urges TWS for Burundlans ............... 12 Repatriation of Liberian Refugees Delayed ...... .............. 13 * Updates ................... 13 * Job Board ................ 14 * Resources ................ 14 Statistics .................. 16 Digitized from Best Copy Available

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