The Hudson County Correctional Center is pictured in Kearny, New Jersey
The Hudson County Correctional Center is pictured in Kearny, New Jersey May 28, 2015. A former senior Chinese official, who went into hiding after being sought by anti-corruption investigators in China, has been detained in the United States, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Thursday. Yang Xiuzhu, a senior official who oversaw construction projects in the booming eastern province of Zhejiang, is in U.S. custody pending her removal to China, Luis Martinez, a spokesman for the U.S. immigration agency, said in a statement. According to the immigration agency's database, a Chinese national by the name of Yang Xiuzhu is being held at a detention facility in Hudson County, New Jersey. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz