According to a post by X user @LeiYang8964, Li Qing is suspected to have been rushed to Pennsylvania overnight on October 14, 2026. The information currently comes from a single source, and the specific background and subsequent developments remain unclear.
At around 10:43 a.m. Beijing time on October 14, X user Wei Libin (@baron_weili) posted that Li Qing was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when she went to report to the immigration office on the afternoon of October 13, and called on ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to release her. Subsequently, Lao Gong (@stop_ccp) posted that she is a genuine refugee who escaped, wishing her an early release; Yang Zili (@ziliyang) posted that she is a Christian and asked for God's blessing. There has been no official confirmation so far.
According to Twitter user @jielijian, human rights activist Li Qing was arrested on October 13, 2026 while reporting to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Li Qing had previously protested outside the Chinese Embassy in the United States and the residence of Ambassador Xie Feng after her husband was persecuted to death by the CCP in China. Supporters worry that if Li Qing is deported back to China, she will face deadly retaliation from the CCP, and are calling on the U.S. government to provide protection so that her life and safety are not seriously threatened.
Dissident or Chinese citizen Li Qing had just been ordered released by a Washington judge, yet on October 13, while reporting to the New York immigration office, he was re-arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Relevant parties have publicly called on ICE to release him immediately.
On September 12, Li Qing was arrested by Washington police while protesting outside the residence of Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng, and was accused of assaulting police; as relayed by Wei Libin (@baron_weili), Li Qing said he did not touch any police officer and that the police and the embassy colluded to frame him — this claim has not been verified.
According to Wei Libin (@baron_weili), Li Qing said she had worked at the Hangzhou Yamaha musical instrument factory, that her husband died of poisoning from toxic materials, that police did not allow an autopsy and had him cremated right away, and that after she went to petition she was detained and tortured to the point of a broken arm; she entered the US illegally in 2023; unverified.