A Response to Your Petition About Investigating and Deporting Jasmine Sun

Thanks for signing this petition concerning Jasmine Sun, a suspect in a Thallium poison murder case in China.

Zhu Ling's poisoning in 1995 was a tragedy. No young person deserves to suffer as she has, and we can understand the heartbreak of those close to her.

We decline, however, to comment on the specific request in your petition. As the We the People Terms of Participation explain, to "avoid the appearance of improper influence, the White House may decline to address certain procurement, law enforcement, adjudicatory, or similar matters properly within the jurisdiction of federal departments or agencies, federal courts, or state and local government."

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