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From Breitbart: An illegal alien from China who was sentenced last year for setting fire to a historic Alabama church in 2021 is now accused of escaping the federal prison where she was serving her sentence.
On September 30, 2021, 31-year-old Xiaoquin Yan of China set four fires in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama. Yan caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage to the church, which was founded in 1829; its existing sanctuary has been around since 1916.
Yan had been scoping the church out for months prior to the fire and had referred to the church’s pastors as “rich white men.”
After her conviction, Yan was sentenced to serve 102 months at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, in March of last year. Yan first arrived in the United States on an F-1 student visa but overstayed her visa and had been living as an illegal alien.
Yan reportedly escaped from prison on December 10, 2024, but was recaptured later that day.
Chinese Woman Sentenced to 102 Months in Federal Prison for Setting Fire to a Montgomery Church and Illegally Possessing a Firearm https://t.co/zOH6kCDLGq
— U.S. Attorney MDAL (@USAO_MDAL) March 25, 2024
Libs of TikTok wrote, “Meet Chinese National Xiaoqin Yan. She was in our country illegally and convicted for arson and possessing a firearm by an illegal alien after setting fire to a church. She was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison. She was just indicted for ESCAPING PRISON and now faces an additional 5 years.”
Meet Chinese National Xiaoqin Yan. She was in our country illegally and convicted for arson and possessing a firearm by an illegal alien after setting fire to a church. She was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison.
She was just indicted for ESCAPING PRISON and now faces an… pic.twitter.com/Bck5BQsPd0
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 16, 2025
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) reacted to the report, writing, “Illegal alien visa overstayers MUST be deported as quickly as illegal border crossers.”
“Yan first arrived in the United States on an F-1 student visa but overstayed her visa and had been living as an illegal alien”.
Illegal alien visa overstayers MUST be deported as quickly as illegal border crossers.https://t.co/7RQvsJJ3yQ
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) April 15, 2025
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