Pastor Freed by Trump Diplomacy | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews After 15 months in detention and facing up to 15 years in prison, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, leader of an underground church in China, was suddenly freed — thanks to a surprising diplomatic intervention by President Trump. Released without trial or confession, he flew to Los Angeles just in time for Independence Day, reunited with his family and now campaigning for other detained Christians, including eight from his own church. He credits Trump’s “unique diplomacy” for turning what seemed impossible into a miracle — and is now lobbying U.S. lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, for the legalization of independent churches in China. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c5873ee600080d7a