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Chinese asylum seeker who exposed rights abuses fights to stay in the US
Guan Heng fled China after exposing Xinjiang abuses and seeks asylum amid mass deportations; 170,626 asylum seekers were ordered deported in 2025, data shows.
- On Monday, an immigration judge will consider Guan Heng's appeal in New York after he was swept up in an August U.S. immigration enforcement operation and detained at Broome County Correctional Facility.
- After secretly filming Xinjiang detention facilities in 2020 to expose alleged abuses, Guan Heng fled China via Hong Kong, Ecuador, and the Bahamas before reaching Florida, releasing most footage on YouTube.
- ICE encountered Guan Heng while assisting the FBI in a search targeting his housemates, and Guan said, `I would be prosecuted, I would be jailed, I would be tortured.`
- Public and congressional pressure prompted DHS to drop its plan to deport Guan to Uganda, while Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi urged Secretary Kristi Noem to release him and approve his asylum claim.
- Amid broader deportation drives in the past year, Guan Heng is among over 1 million asylum seekers swept up, with 31% of applications abandoned in 2025, according to Mobile Pathways.
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Guan Heng: A Fight for Asylum Amid U.S. Immigration Turmoil
Guan Heng, a whistleblower who exposed human rights abuses in China, remains in U.S. custody after being caught in an immigration operation. Facing potential deportation, Guan, who sought asylum due to fears of persecution, represents a broader crackdown on asylum seekers under current U.S. immigration policies.
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