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Chinese Dissident Faces Deportation Amid Growing Support

1/12/2026

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Heng Guan, a Chinese dissident who documented Xinjiang's Uyghur detention network, faces deportation in ICE custody in New York.
Guan entered the United States in 2021 and has been detained since August 2025 after an ICE raid, despite valid identification.
An immigration judge denied Guan's bail request.
Although Guan's mother, now in Taiwan, says the family has cut off contact due to government pressure, support for his case has grown.

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Story summary

Heng Guan, a Chinese dissident who documented Xinjiang's Uyghur detention network, faces deportation in ICE custody in New York.
Guan entered the United States in 2021 and has been detained since August 2025 after an ICE raid, despite valid identification.
An immigration judge denied Guan's bail request.
Although Guan's mother, now in Taiwan, says the family has cut off contact due to government pressure, support for his case has grown.