Houstonian Mark Swidan to be released from Chinese imprisonment The Texan has been imprisoned in China for 12 years on charges of drug trafficking.

WASHINGTON — Houston-resident Mark Swidan will be released from over a decade in Chinese detention as part of prisoner swap, according to several members of Texas’ congressional delegation.

A Houston man will return home this week after being detained in China for over a decade. Mark Swidan from Houston was involved in a prisoner swap between the United States and China that also led ...

A Houston man, Mark Swidan, is finally free after spending over a decade in a Chinese prison. His release on Wednesday came after years of struggle, advocacy, and diplomatic efforts.

The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.

Texas lawmakers welcomed news that China is releasing Houston businessman Mark Swidan, who had been imprisoned since 2012, as part of a prisoner exchange.

Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.

Houstonian Mark Swidan is among the three Americans released from China in a prisoner swap agreement with Beijing, according to the State Department.

Mark suffered for 12 long years in a Chinese prison for a crime he clearly did not commit," Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said, apparently referencing drug charges that led to Swidan's conviction.

Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung were all released and were designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.

Three American citizens who had been detained for years in China were released, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday. They are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. The three Americans ...

WASHINGTON — Houston-resident Mark Swidan will be released from over a decade in Chinese detention as part of prisoner swap, according to several members of Texas’ congressional delegation.