Dossier
Wu Shaoping
Coverage of Wu Shaoping in the Nexus archive.
- ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown
A Chinese human rights lawyer, Wu Shaoping, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Pennsylvania. He fled China in late 2019 during a crackdown on human rights lawyers and applied for asylum in the US in 2020, but remains awaiting a decision, raising concerns about potential deportation and persecution.
- ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown
A Chinese human rights lawyer was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Pennsylvania, prompting concerns he could be deported to China where he may face persecution. Wu Shaoping fled China in 2019 during a crackdown on human rights lawyers and arrived in the US on a tourist visa, later filing an asylum claim that remains unresolved.