US Negotiating With China on Deporting Chinese Nationals: Mayorkas

Customs and Border Protection encountered more than 52,000 Chinese nationals along the U.S. northern and southern borders in fiscal year 2023.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a U.S. Border Patrol station in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images

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.