Biden under pressure after countries refuse to take back illegal immigrants: 'National security concern'
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Republican lawmakers want the Biden administration to take more action to tackle countries who refuse to take back their illegal immigrants, including China.
"This is concerning as China and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) pose grave threats to the United States’ economic and national security. In fact, China is one of 13 countries considered uncooperative or "recalcitrant," systematically refusing or needlessly delaying the repatriation of their citizens," they say in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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Fiscal Year 2023 set a record for the number of Chinese nationals coming across the border, with 24,314 nationals. With FY 24 still not finished, that record has already been surpassed at the border. It has raised a number of national security concerns, with lawmakers and officials warning that it could open the door to Chinese espionage.
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