ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown
- A Chinese human rights lawyer has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), raising concerns he could be deported to China where he would face persecution.
- Wu Shaoping fled China at the end of 2019 amid a crackdown on human rights lawyers.
- He travelled to the US on a tourist visa and made an asylum claim in 2020, for which he is still awaiting a decision.
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- A Chinese human rights lawyer has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), raising concerns he could be deported to China where he would face persecution.
- Wu Shaoping fled China at the end of 2019 amid a crackdown on human rights lawyers.
- He travelled to the US on a tourist visa and made an asylum claim in 2020, for which he is still awaiting a decision.
Sources: Guardian