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House belonged to Xiaofeng Wang.

Xiaofeng’s profile is no longer available on IU sites. So here’s his Google Scholar. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pONu-5EAAAAJ&hl=en

@matthew_d_green Is it normal for a university to memory hole a former professor's pages? I thought the norm was to keep scholarship present, but possibly mark it as an inactive page.

@adamshostack @matthew_d_green This is the part that's especially concerning. We don't know what the arrest was about (and whether it was even for a crime or an immigration matter), but it's hard to imagine what reason there could be for the university to scrub its website as if he never worked there.

Either the government put pressure on them or the university was involved in whatever it was about.

@mattblaze @adamshostack @matthew_d_green I emailed the dean (I am on the school's advisory board) asking what's going on.

@mattblaze @adamshostack @matthew_d_green slated a call with the administration (of IU) for this afternoon.

@cigitalgem @mattblaze @adamshostack @matthew_d_green Be strategic in your questions. They're *not* going to tell you what's going on, nor will they say if it's a traditional “spying for China" investigation. They may be willing to say if the situation is related to the current ICE nonsense. No idea if they'll explain why they memory-holed his web page, etc.

@SteveBellovin @cigitalgem @adamshostack @matthew_d_green If I understand correctly, there is still no public information (from anyone) about his status or whereabouts. He could be in custody, a fugitive, kidnapped, or simply missing.

@mattblaze @SteveBellovin @cigitalgem @adamshostack @matthew_d_green I have been told by the IU Luddy dean that this is not an ICE or immigration issue. So he is not in ICE custody.

@noplasticshower @mattblaze @SteveBellovin @cigitalgem @matthew_d_green (cc @violetblue ) Violet, see Gary's message above re: disappearance

@cigitalgem @adamshostack @mattblaze @SteveBellovin @matthew_d_green @violetblue "Their legal team is not currently aware of any pending criminal charges against them, and while the couple’s attorneys have viewed a search warrant from the Department of Justice, Covert says they have not received a copy of the affidavit establishing probable cause."