US EditionUS Drops Plan to Deport Chinese National Who Exposed Xinjiang Abuses, Rights Activists Say
The Department of Homeland Security withdrew deportation efforts against Guan Heng, who filmed Uyghur camps, allowing his asylum claim to proceed amid persecution concerns.
- The U.S. has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in Xinjiang, according to rights activists.
- Guan Heng secretly filmed detention facilities in Xinjiang and released footage providing evidence of abuses after fleeing China.
- Guan sought asylum in the U.S. but was detained by immigration authorities until the plan to deport him was withdrawn.
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US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, rights activists say
The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region.
US Drops Uganda Deportation Bid for Man Who Filmed China’s Uyghur Prison Camps
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has withdrawn its request to deport to Uganda a Chinese national who documented Uyghur detention camps in China’s Xinjiang region, according to his lawyer.
President Donald Trump's stricter immigration policy with mass deportations from the United States could force Chinese Guan Heng, 38, to return to his homeland where he risks a long prison sentence. His documentation of forced labor camps for Muslims in the Xinjiang province is a serious crime in the eyes of the Communist Party.
Guan Heng, a young man from Henan, China, who risked his life to film images of Xinjiang concentration camps and entered the United States in 2020, was recently detained by immigration authorities, and there were rumors that he might be deported to Uganda. His lawyer, Chen Chuangchuang, confirmed on Friday afternoon (19th) that Guan Heng is now eligible for bail, no longer needs to stay in immigration detention, and no longer needs to worry abou…
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