Guan Heng Exposed China's Uyghur Camps. ICE Wants To Deport Him.
Robby Soave | 12.17.2025 3:56 PM
Guan Heng is a former resident of China who did something amazing: He defied the country's authoritarian government and documented the abuses of Uyghur Muslims.
The 37-year-old citizen-journalist entered Xinjiang after downloading the satellite coordinates of alleged Uyghur detention facilities. He took pictures of the camps—camps that the Chinese Communist Party has claimed do not exist. He shared these images with BuzzFeed News, which then published an © Reason.com





















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