US halts deportation of Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses.

The Department of Homeland Security has decided not to deport Chinese national Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. Activists Rayhan Asat and Zhou Fengsuo confirmed the decision, with Asat expecting Guan’s asylum case to proceed favorably. Guan filmed detention facilities in Xinjiang, fled to the US seeking asylum, and was detained by ICE; public support for him has grown, prompting US lawmakers to advocate for his safe haven. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi urged Homeland Security to release Guan, emphasizing the US’s moral responsibility to support victims of human rights abuses.

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