Chinese Asylum Seeker Fights US Deportation After Exposing Xinjiang Abuses

• Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker, faces deportation from the US after being detained in an immigration enforcement operation in August.
• He fears prosecution, imprisonment, and torture if returned to China, where he exposed human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
• Guan fled China over four years ago to publish video footage of detention facilities in the Xinjiang region.
• The Department of Homeland Security initially planned to deport him to Uganda but dropped the plan after public and congressional attention.
• His appeal to remain in the US is being considered by a judge, with support from Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.

Why It Matters: A Chinese asylum seeker who exposed Xinjiang abuses is fighting deportation from the US, fearing severe repercussions.