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While the Department of Homeland Security says it plans more such charter flights, the US has expelled 116 Chinese migrants. It is the first such large flight in five years.
The flight comes amid intense political debate ahead of the presidential election.
The department said it was working with China to “reduce and deter irregular migration and to disrupt illicit human smuggling through expanded law enforcement efforts.”
US border officials arrested 37,000 Chinese nationals on the southern border in 2023.
