- ICE agents arrested Wu Shaoping during a traffic stop while he was working as a delivery driver.
- The attorney claims Wu possesses a pending asylum application and valid employment authorization documents.
- DHS alleges Wu overstayed his tourist visa by six years following his twenty-nineteen arrival.
ICE arrested Wu Shaoping in Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, after a traffic stop while he was working as an Amazon contract delivery driver. The detailed account places the arrest on July 15, 2026, while DHS and agency material identifies July 16. He is detained at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center.
Wu had been delivering parcels in Cumberland County when officers stopped him. His attorney, John Visher, said Wu told officers he had entered the United States legally and showed proof of a pending asylum application and an employment authorization document.
The lawyer remains in custody ahead of an immigration hearing set for July 27, 2026. Wu entered the country on a tourist visa in late 2019 and applied for asylum in 2020. DHS alleges that he overstayed the visa by six years.
Wu’s wife and daughter remain in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His wife, Caoliu Li, said the family fears he could be deported to China, where supporters say his past legal work could expose him to persecution.
Li described her husband’s focus on conditions in China this way:
“All along, he has been very focused on the things that are unfair in China and how to change them.”
The case now turns on custody, removability and the protection claims Wu can present in immigration court. The department says he will receive due process.
