Chinese migrants deported on first large flight from U.S. since 2018
Posted on AllSides July 3rd, 2024
From The Left
A group of migrants were deported to China over the weekend on the first large charter flight there since 2018, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Tuesday. The department said that it was working with authorities in Beijing on further removal flights and while it declined to say how many migrants were on the weekend flight, the Associated Press reported that 116 were on board the plane. Tuesday's announcement comes against against a backdrop of increasingly stern White House messaging on immigration ahead of November’s presidential election....