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Chinese-American community alarmed after China national dies in ICE custody

Chinese-American community alarmed after China national dies in ICE custody
South China Morning Post Thursday 03 September 2026, 23:42 UTC By Mark Magnier 1 min read
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Chinese-American community alarmed after China national dies in ICE custody Wei Lianyong, 51, reportedly died in Northern Mariana Islands on August 23, after he was found unresponsive at a local detention facility “Asian-Americans, Chinese-Americans, should be very concerned about this and very energised to stop what is essentially an attack on the existence of the community,” said Gabriel Chin, professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law. “We should not accept the idea...

Chinese-American community alarmed after China national dies in ICE custody Wei Lianyong, 51, reportedly died in Northern Mariana Islands on August 23, after he was found unresponsive at a local detention facility “Asian-Americans, Chinese-Americans, should be very concerned about this and very energised to stop what is essentially an attack on the existence of the community,” said Gabriel Chin, professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law. “We should not accept the idea that Chinese immigration is a bad thing because it’s Chinese because that’s inevitably going to affect the position of US citizens of Chinese ancestry.” Wei was arrested on August 21 by the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety on criminal charges following an alleged assault on a family of five at their home, according to ICE. [Image text:] POLICE ICE POLICE FIGA7 HAR NOREGRETS POLICE ICE
Chinese-American (ORG) China (LOCATION) Wei Lianyong (PERSON) Northern Mariana Islands (LOCATION) Asian-Americans (ORG) Chinese-Americans (ORG) Gabriel Chin (PERSON) the University of California (ORG) Davis School of Law (ORG) Chinese (ORG) US (LOCATION) Wei (PERSON) the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety (LOCATION)
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