She survived a Chinese internment camp and made it to Virginia. Will the U.S. let her stay?

November 17, 2019

Washington Post Emily Rauhala, Anna Fifield

When the family failed to return to China, Dawut received frantic messages from her brother saying the police were asking about her and questioning her father.

“Don’t delay; just contact them now,” the brother said in an audio message sent using WeChat, a popular Chinese messaging app. “We shouldn’t get in trouble for this.” Soon after, they lost touch with each other.