DHS Deportation Flight to China Signals Renewed Cooperation With Chinese Government
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported 116 Chinese nationals who did not have a lawful basis to remain in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed Tuesday — marking the first “large” charter flight removing people to China since 2018.
Key Quote: Per the Associated Press (Lean Left bias), the flights could not have happened without cooperation from the Chinese government, which “quietly resumed” earlier this year. A DHS statement said this flight was “the result of Secretary Mayorkas’ continued efforts to engage the PRC on areas of mutual interest,” adding that the U.S. was working with China to “reduce and deter irregular migration and to disrupt illicit human smuggling through expanded law enforcement efforts.”
For Context: With 1.4 billion people, China has the world’s second-largest population — more than four times the size of the U.S. population. While Chinese citizens migrate to many countries, including the U.S., American border arrests of Chinese nationals spiked to 37,000 in 2023, with 15,500 Chinese nationals counted walking north towards the U.S. across Panama’s Darién Gap.
How the Media Covered It: Echoing previous coverage, some left-rated outlets expressed more sympathy for migrants, with The New York Times (Lean Left bias) noting that Chinese nationals at the southern border were “hoping to escape bleak economic prospects and political oppression.” On the other hand, Fox News (Right bias) used its usual “illegal” descriptor, stating that the Chinese nationals were sent “back to their country.”
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From the Right
DHS deports 116 Chinese illegal migrants amid flood of border encountersThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently flew over 100 Chinese illegal migrants back to their country, the agency announced.
In a press statement released Tuesday, the DHS explained that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "conducted a removal flight" carrying Chinese nationals over the weekend. The flight carried 116 Chinese migrants, according to the Associated Press.
The DHS disclosed that the flight was its first large charter flight since 2018. The agency's statement did not disclose details about the migrants, but it referenced efforts to "reduce and deter irregular migration and to...
From the Left
U.S. Deports Chinese Migrants in First Large Flight Since 2018The United States sent a group of migrants back to China on the first large deportation flight there since 2018, and said on Tuesday that it was working with Chinese authorities to arrange additional flights.
The deportation, on a charter flight, took place over the weekend in coordination with Chinese authorities, the Department of Homeland Security said. The department confirmed that 116 people from China were deported.
U.S. and Chinese authorities were working together on additional removal flights, the statement said.
The announcement comes during an intense debate about immigration and border policy in...
From the Center
U.S. Sends a Plane of Chinese Migrants to ChinaThe Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that 116 Chinese nationals were deported back to China, a move that came after a surge of Chinese migrants entering at the U.S. southern border in recent years.
The charter flight took place over the weekend and in coordination with the Chinese government, according to the DHS, which said it was the first large such flight since 2018.
The removal operation followed recent engagement between U.S. and Chinese authorities. In early June, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Chinese Minister of Public Security...
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