DHS deports 116 Chinese illegal migrants amid flood of border encounters

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently flew over 100 Chinese illegal migrants back to their country, the agency announced.

In a press statement released Tuesday, the DHS explained that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "conducted a removal flight" carrying Chinese nationals over the weekend. The flight carried 116 Chinese migrants, according to the Associated Press.

The DHS disclosed that the flight was its first large charter flight since 2018. The agency's statement did not disclose details about the migrants, but it referenced efforts to "reduce and deter irregular migration and to disrupt illicit human smuggling."