Plans are in the works to end deportation protections for Minnesotans who fled Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.

The TPS for Myanmar will expire January 26.

"I think everybody's still in shock," said Christopher Tunbaw, owner and chef of Mandalay Kitchen.

Tunbaw's St. Paul restaurant brings traditional Myanmar cuisine to the Twin Cities.

As a small boy, he was forced to flee his homeland. He lived in a Thai refugee camp before coming to St. Paul 25 years ago.

"I still remember when the military came maybe approximately a mile or two from where my home was, and they shell with artillery day and night to force the people out," said Tunbaw.

Tunbaw is one of roughly 20,000 Karen living in Minnesota.

On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced people with temporary protected

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