Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention. Guan said Wednesday he was “in a great mood” after being released and reunited with his mother the day before. It was a rare successful outcome for an asylum seeker since President Donald Trump returned to office and launched his mass immigration enforcement operation.He was granted asylum last week, but his release was delayed because the Department of Homeland Security said it reserved the right to appeal. DHS, which has 30 days to appeal the court’s Jan. 28 ruling, did not immediately respond to a request to confirm if it has decided not to appeal.
