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Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland is granted asylum to remain in US
Judge Charles Ouslander recognized Guan Heng's credible fear of persecution after exposing abuses in Xinjiang amid a 10% asylum approval rate in 2025, federal data shows.
- On Wednesday, Immigration Judge Charles Ouslander granted asylum to Guan Heng, 38, after finding he had a `well founded fear` of persecution if returned to China.
- Guan Heng secretly filmed Xinjiang detention centers in 2020 before fleeing China to publish the footage, releasing most on YouTube and traveling via Hong Kong, Ecuador, the Bahamas, then Florida by boat.
- Detained since August, Guan Heng appeared by video from Broome County Correctional Facility and said he `sympathized with the Uyghurs who were persecuted`, while Mobile Pathways reports asylum approvals fell to 10%.
- DHS has 30 days to appeal Ouslander's ruling, and the judge urged a swift decision as Guan has been detained for about five months; DHS reserves the right to appeal and did not release him.
- Amid low asylum wins, Chen Chuangchuang called the ruling a `textbook example of why asylum should exist`, highlighting the rare success since President Donald Trump's return to office.
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