A Christian group, which fled religious persecution in China in 2019 and sought refuge in Thailand, is now seeking asylum in the United States as they face possible deportation by the Thai government.
Some 60 members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, left China in October 2019 to escape religious persecution from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
They sought asylum in South Korea but were rejected after three years of court proceedings. In August 2022, the group moved to Thailand on tourist visas and applied for refugee status with the United Nations High Commissioner.
The Thai government allegedly refused to renew their tourist visas, according to the U.S.-based Christian human rights organization 21Wilberforce, putting the group at risk of deportation to China, where their safety and freedom could be jeopardized….