Ecuador called in the British police, who will hand him over to the US. But Assange is not a US citizen. He was granted Ecuadorian citizenship. So what's happening is illegal. This sets a dangerous precedent for ANY journalist anywhere in the world. It means that any whistleblower or any journalist, no matter his nationality and country of residence, who exposes corruption can be arrested by the US government. The US has spoken about putting a bullet through his head and drone striking him, so there's no doubt they'd be happy to kill him.