Washington, July 6 -- Rep. Chris Smith issued the following press release:
China has freed underground Christian pastor Ezra Jin Mingri about two months after President Donald Trump publicly called for his release.
Jin, who was arrested by Chinese authorities on Oct. 10, 2025, was reunited with his family in Los Angeles on July 3 ahead of America 250 celebrations.
"I am profoundly grateful that Pastor Ezra Jin has been released and reunited with his family," Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, a Catholic, said in a July 5 statement. "I especially thank President Trump for personally raising Pastor Jin's case with CCP [Chinese Communist Party] General Secretary Xi Jinping and for ensuring that U.S. diplomats remained committed in pressing for...