Federal authorities seize shipment of human hair extensions believed to have been made in Xinjiang prison camps

• US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers on Wednesday seized a shipment of human hair extensions believed to have been manufactured in Xinjiang, China, using forced labor. 
• The hair extensions were part of a shipment of nearly 13 tons of hair products with an estimated value of more than $800,000. 
• Brenda Smith, Executive Assistant Commissioner of the CBP Office of Trade, said in the statement that the manufacturing of these products represents a "very serious human rights violation."
• China has been accused of running hundreds of detention centers, labor camps, and prisons in the autonomous western region of Xinjiang. Several major global companies have been accused of benefiting from forced labor emanating from these camps. 
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized a shipment of human hair extensions that were said to have originated from Xinjiang, China, where millions of Uighur Muslims and other ethnic minorities are believed to be held in detention centers. 

CBP, who announced the seizure in a statement on Wednesday, said the shipment indicated "potential human rights abuses of forced child labor and imprisonment." The hair extensions were part of a shipment of nearly 13 tons of hair products with an estimated value of more than $800,000. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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