Overview

• Ming Li Hui, a Hong Kong immigrant who lived in Kennett for 20 years, was taken into ICE custody on April 30 and faces deportation.
• Hui worked two waitressing jobs and cleaned houses while raising three U.S.-born children after her tourist visa expired.
• Her attempt to gain residency through a $2,000 sham marriage ended in divorce in 2009 and resulted in no criminal charges or convictions.
• Many of the town’s 2024 Trump voters say they regret supporting strict immigration enforcement and have urged Republican lawmakers to intervene.
• Other residents continue to back tough immigration measures, underscoring a divide between policy goals and personal community ties.