ICE Deports Bhutanese Refugee From Idaho; Conservative Church Calls Crackdown 'Not Christlike'

A Guardian feature details ICE’s deportation of Binod Shah, a resettled Bhutanese refugee and small-business owner in Twin Falls, Idaho, after prior convictions triggered removal under expanded enforcement. The case has fractured a conservative Christian community and highlights a broader 2025 pattern of removals reaching long-settled refugees, with repatriation complications that risk statelessness. Advocates report similar cases in other refugee hubs, indicating an accelerating enforcement strategy with national implications.