U.S. deports planeload of Chinese migrants: DHS

The United States has deported a group of Chinese migrants who entered the country illegally in the first such large charter flight since 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday.

The flight to China over the weekend carrying 116 people was conducted in "close coordination" with the Chinese authorities, the department said.

"DHS continues to work with (China's) Ministry of Public Security and National Immigration Administration on additional removal flights," it said.