The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday that it had deported a group of Chinese illegal immigrants on Oct. 15, the second removal flight to China this year.
The DHS described the initial flight in June as the largest removal flight since 2018. The department did not specify the number of people deported for either flight.
In an Oct. 17 statement, the DHS said that the latest removal flight demonstrates its commitment to “pursuing sustained cooperation” with China and other countries over illegal immigrants.
The DHS did not say how long the illegal immigrants had been staying in the United States before their deportation….