ICE detainees’ deaths raise questions about news coverage of Asian communities

By: Tracey Compton, Indianapolis Public Editor

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 1,333

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Despite the recent deaths of two Asian American immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the correctional facility in Bunker Hill, voices from Indianapolis’ Asian community have been missing from news coverage.

In fact, it’s easier to find a restaurant review of the city’s Asian cuisine than it is to know what’s going on in that community, based on local coverage.

On April 1, Tuan Van Bui, 55, was the

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