Man Sent Back to Laos

男子被遣返回寮國


Introduction

The United States government sent Tue Lue Vang back to his home country, Laos.

美國政府將 Tue Lue Vang 遣返回他的母國寮國。

Main Body

Tue Lue Vang did a bad thing to a child in 2002. A court said he must leave the US in 2006. He stayed in the US for a long time.

Tue Lue Vang 在 2002 年對一名兒童做了不法之事。法院於 2006 年裁定他必須離開美國。他在美國停留了很長時間。

In June, some leaders in Minnesota said he could stay. They said he is a good person now. He pays taxes and helps people.

在六月,明尼蘇達州的一些領導人表示他可以留下。他們說他現在是一個好人,會納稅並幫助他人。

But the national government did not agree. Secretary Marco Rubio took away his legal papers. Federal agents then took him away.

但聯邦政府並不認同。部長 Marco Rubio 撤銷了他的合法文件。隨後聯邦探員將他帶走。

Conclusion

Tue Lue Vang is no longer in the United States.

Tue Lue Vang 不再留在美國。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ Quick Shift: Present vs. Past

Look at how the story changes time. We use different words to show if something is happening now or finished.

The Finished (Past)

  • Sent → (He is gone now)
  • Did → (The action is over)
  • Stayed → (He lived there before)
  • Took → (They moved him)

The Now (Present)

  • Is → (His current state)
  • Pays → (He does this regularly)
  • Helps → (He does this regularly)

Rule of Thumb: If you see -ed (like stayed), it's usually a memory. If you see an -s at the end of an action (like pays), it's a current habit.


Vocabulary Bridge

  • Legal papers → Official documents
  • National government → The big leaders of the whole country

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who control a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
court (n.)
A place where a judge decides if someone broke the law
Example:The man went to court to talk to the judge.
taxes (n.)
Money that people must pay to the government
Example:I pay my taxes every year in April.
agree (v.)
To have the same opinion as someone else
Example:I agree with you that this book is great.
legal (adj.)
Allowed by the law
Example:You must have legal papers to work in another country.
agents (n.)
People who work for a government department
Example:The federal agents arrived at the airport.
Practice A2 words in a crossword