By DIDI TANGWASHINGTON (AP) — An immigration judge on Wednesday granted asylum to a Chinese national who he said had a “well founded fear” of persecution if sent back to China after exposing human rights abuses there. He released most of his video footage on YouTube before taking a boat to Florida in October 2021. Guan told the judge he didn’t know whether he would survive the boat trip and wanted to make sure the footage would be seen. In making his ruling, Judge Charles Ouslander told Guan the court found him to be a credible witness and that he had established his legal eligibility for asylum. Guan, however, was not immediately released because the lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security said the department reserves the right to appeal.