US Negotiating With China on Deporting Chinese Nationals: Mayorkas

Published on April 8, 2024

U.S. and Chinese officials have engaged in high-level talks concerning the deportation of Chinese nationals, according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “We have been working with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to actually receive individuals whom we have determined are not eligible to remain in the United States,” he told NBC News on April 6. Mr. Mayorkas said that he discussed the matter with Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong during a February meeting in Vienna, aiming to gain China’s cooperation for deporting Chinese nationals who have violated U.S. border laws. “We are in a wait-and-see posture but we are working with our counterparts,” Mr. Mayorkas told the news outlet. “It’s a process.”...