Thavatsay Phimmoungkhoun, better known as “Nong,” the owner of the Khao Niew food cart near Portland State University, has been released from federal immigration custody, according to a social media post Thursday.
Khao Niew, which has both a restaurant and food cart, posted to Instagram on Thursday, June 18, welcoming him home.
Phimmoungkhoun, a refugee from Laos, had been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this year, a case that drew community support and led to the closure of his Portland food cart…