Chinese student held over two days in US then deported, says China’s embassy in Washington
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The Chinese embassy in Washington has protested to the US over the deportation of a Chinese student, accusing law enforcement officers of “wantonly” interrogating him.
The embassy said a Chinese student had been interrogated for more than two days and deported by US law enforcement at Houston Airport.
“After being confined in a small room for more than 50 hours without proper food and rest, he was deported by the US side through a third country on trumped-up grounds. The US action seriously infringed upon the legitimate rights and interests of the student, and caused serious physical and mental damage to him and his family,” the embassy said.
“The Chinese side deplores and firmly opposes this action, and has lodged solemn representation with the US side.”
“For a period of time, the US has been obstructing educational, cultural and people-to-people exchanges with China. There have been a number of similar cases of arbitrary and harsh interrogation, and even deportation of Chinese students by the US law enforcement, who … seriously violated the students’ human rights,” the embassy said.
