The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Dallas recently conducted a DHS operation that ended up removing 122 illegal aliens from the United States, sending them back to China aboard a “special” charter flight on June 3.
According to a Dallas ICE press release, the group sent back included a total of 96 men and 26 women with an age range from 19 to 68, all with final orders of removal after being detained at ICE facilities across America.
Many of those deported had been convicted of serious crimes, including murder, drug trafficking, rape, human smuggling and bribery.
“This operation not only enhances the public safety of our communities across the U.S. but also strengthens national security. Our colleagues at ICE come to work every day to identify, arrest and remove illegal aliens who attempt to circumvent our nation’s immigrations laws,” said Josh Johnson, Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Dallas.
Among the notable removals were a 47-year-old man convicted of murder, a 49-year-old man convicted of drug trafficking, and a 27-year-old man convicted of rape. The list also included a 50-year-old woman convicted of bribery and a 55-year-old man convicted of human smuggling. All of them, again, were illegal aliens residing in America but were originally from China.
Just last week, as previously reported by The Dallas Express, two Chinese nationals tied to the Chinese Communist Party were arrested and charged with smuggling a dangerous fungus, “fusarium graminearum,” into America, threatening the country’s agriculture and food supply. Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu allegedly used a University of Michigan lab to study the fungus after bringing it through a Detroit airport.
Citizens with information about criminal activity or suspicious behavior related to immigration violations have been encouraged to contact ICE through their tip line at 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or via their online tip form.