On June 3, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) orchestrated a deportation flight from Dallas, removing 122 Chinese nationals who had been ordered to leave the country. The group consisted of 96 men and 26 women, aged between 19 and 68, all of whom were detained at ICE facilities nationwide before being repatriated.

According to ICE, many of those deported had been convicted of serious criminal offenses, including murder, rape, human trafficking, bribery, and drug-related crimes. One individual was a 47-year-old man previously sentenced for murder, while another was a 27-year-old convicted of rape. The group also included drug dealers and smugglers.

Josh Johnson, acting director of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Dallas, emphasized the operation’s success: “Through collaboration across ICE field offices and interagency partnerships, we have successfully removed these individuals, many of whom had committed egregious crimes.”