China released underground church pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, who had been detained since October, his family and rights groups said on Sunday after he arrived in Los Angeles.
The release came less than two months after US President Donald Trump raised Jin's case with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing.
Who is Pastor Ezra Jin?
Jin founded Zion Church in Beijing in 2007, and it grew to around 1,500 members before authorities forced it to close in 2018.
He moved his family to the United States after officials targeted the church but later returned to China despite the risks. His daughter told US lawmakers last year that she had not seen her father in six years.
