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Last week, news that the Trump administration was moving to deport certain Vietnamese immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for decades sparked fear and anger in a community that has deep roots in California — and one that includes strong supporters of the president’s hard line on immigration, as The Los Angeles Times recently reported.

Katie Waldman, spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that “it’s a priority of this administration to remove criminal aliens to their home country,” and that 7,000 Vietnamese people have removal orders.

“These are noncitizens who during previous administrations were arrested, convicted and ultimately ordered removed by a federal immigration judge,” Ms. Waldman said.

But the deportation of Vietnamese immigrants — even ones with past deportation orders — has been rare. I asked Jenny Zhao, a staff attorney with Asian-Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, which has advocated for immigrants, to talk about the possible changes. (The interview has been edited and condensed.)