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ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Chinese human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping in Pennsylvania. Wu fled China in 2019 amid a crackdown on human rights lawyers and entered the US on a tourist visa, filing an asylum claim in 2020 that remains undecided. The arrest has sparked fears he could be deported to China, where he might face persecution.

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Why it matters

Risk of torture or imprisonment in China

Evidence

Wu Shaoping is still awaiting a decision on his asylum claim.

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The arrest raises concerns that Wu Shaoping could be deported to China and face persecution.

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  • Risk of torture or imprisonment in China
  • Humanitarian obligation to protect asylum seekers

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<p>Arrest in Pennsylvania of Wu Shaoping, who is awaiting asylum decision, raises fears of deportation and persecution</p><p>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.</p><p>Wu Shaoping fled China at the end of 2019 amid a crackdown on human rights lawyers.

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Claims

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The arrest raises concerns that Wu Shaoping could be deported to China and face persecution.

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Chinese human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping.

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Wu Shaoping fled China at the end of 2019 amid a crackdown on human rights lawyers.

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Wu Shaoping traveled to the US on a tourist visa and made an asylum claim in 2020.

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Wu Shaoping is still awaiting a decision on his asylum claim.

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