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ICE Detains Chinese Lawyer Wu Shaoping, Hearing Set July 27

7/17/2026

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Chinese lawyer Wu Shaoping in Pennsylvania and placed him in detention.
Wu fled China after the 2019 crackdown, applied for asylum in 2020, and his wife Li Caoliu warns that deportation would likely expose him to persecution.
His immigration hearing is set for July 27, a date that activist Zhou Fengsuo says heightens fear among exiled opponents of the Chinese Communist Party.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Chinese lawyer Wu Shaoping in Pennsylvania and placed him in detention.
Wu fled China after the 2019 crackdown, applied for asylum in 2020, and his wife Li Caoliu warns that deportation would likely expose him to persecution.
His immigration hearing is set for July 27, a date that activist Zhou Fengsuo says heightens fear among exiled opponents of the Chinese Communist Party.