Reuters: China Puts Freeze on ICE’s Deportations of Chinese Migrants

The United States may block Chinese visitors if China’s government keeps blocking the deportation of roughly 30,000 Chinese illegal migrants who have been ordered for deportation by federal courts, says Reuters.

The warning comes shortly before President Donald Trump’s trip to China on May 14-15.

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Reuters reported:

After accepting about 3,000 deportees via charter and commercial flights in early 2025, China has scaled back cooperation in the past six months, the senior U.S. official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to speak candidly about administration plans.

China “refuses to fully cooperate with the United States to take back its citizens,” the official said, calling it a violation of China’s international obligations and responsibility toward its people.

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There are now more than 100,000 undocumented Chinese nationals in the U.S., the official said.