Chinese government officials returned a Texas businesswoman to the United States just days after convicting her of espionage charges.

“I’m relieved that Sandy Phan-Gillis has been released and will soon be reunited with her loved ones in Houston,” Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Saturday. “The unlawful detention of an American citizen for more than two years with little to no explanation by Chinese authorities is shameful and unacceptable.”