By Li Muzi
Guan Heng, a Chinese national from Henan province who once risked his life to film detention camps in Xinjiang, is now facing possible deportation from the United States. Guan, 38, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is scheduled to appear in court in New York on Dec.15.
In 2020, Guan traveled alone to Xinjiang and secretly filmed extensive footage of detention facilities scattered across remote areas and guarded by armed personnel. The material later became key evidence cited by international media and human rights organizations documenting abuses committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the region. He now faces the danger of being sent back to China.
According to Taiwan’s Liberty Times, Guan drove across Xinjiang in 2020 using personal filming equipment to record what are widely known as Uyghur detention camps, officially referred to by Chinese authorities as “re-education centers.” Many of these facilities were deliberately built in isolated locations and remain heavily guarded.
Guan said the atmosphere changed immediately upon entering the region. “There were checkpoints everywhere—police, armed police, constant inspections,” he recalled. “Even checking into a hotel required repeated registration and facial recognition.” At gas stations, his motorcycle drew additional scrutiny.
These experiences led Guan to suspect that far more was being concealed than officially acknowledged.
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