ICE Arrests Chinese Rights Lawyer Shaoping Wu in Pennsylvania After 6-Year U.S. Asylum Bid
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16
ICE Arrests Chinese Rights Lawyer Shaoping Wu in Pennsylvania After 6-Year U.S. Asylum Bid
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16
Summary
Wednesday's detention in Pennsylvania put Shaoping Wu — a Chinese human rights lawyer who sought U.S. asylum in 2020 — at risk of deportation, according to supporters and relatives.
2019 marked the turning point: after Wu attended a meeting with prominent Chinese lawyers and activists, authorities began detaining participants and he fled to the United States within days.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, had been Wu's home with his wife and 17-year-old daughter, and he was working as an Amazon delivery driver while his asylum case remained unresolved.
China's crackdown under Xi Jinping frames the stakes for Wu's case; two other participants in the 2019 meeting are still serving lengthy prison sentences.