Forced Back To Cambodia

101 East explores how the US continues to deport Cambodian Americans who have committed a crime and served their time.

Many came to the US as babies, fleeing the Cambodian genocide with their families. But now, growing numbers of Cambodian Americans who have committed a felony are being deported to Cambodia.

Some have no family there. Others cannot speak Khmer and know little about Cambodia. But US law states that non-citizens who commit an offence will be deported after serving their time.

More than 800 have already been deported. More are waiting to hear when their time will be up.