Despite having all the charges dropped, this arrest and accusation turned Ms. Chen’s life inside out. Not only she been placed on administrative leave from the job that she loves,but she also suffers the mental and impact of being falsely accused of espionage by her own government in a prolonged.
Ms. Chen’s case comes in light of a series of similar cases in which Chinese Americans have been accused of or spy-like activity, only to have all the charges dropped without explanation. While Congress whether these cases involved a racial animus that treats Chinese Americans as spies before guilty, we ask that you take appropriate measures to ensure that Ms. Chen is treated fairly and within all applicable laws and regulations. In particular, her race or ethnic surname should not be a in the PDA against her.
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