BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Asian American advocated gathered at the State Capitol this morning to protest the incarceration and deportation of Southeast Asian refugees.

The group is calling on the Supreme Court to justify a recent decision that blocked former Governor Jerry Brown from issuing pardons to several individuals. They say a newly signed California law would have helped prevent the deportation of refugees.

Under the law, pardons do not eliminate a deportation order for a refugee or illegal immigrant, but it can reopen deportation proceedings for those who