ICE arrests Chinese national convicted of illegally acting as agent of foreign government
ICE apprehended Ming Xi Zhang, a Chinese national who was sentenced last year for acting as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification to the U.S. Attorney General. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark arrested and detained him on March 24 in Newark, New Jersey He remains in ICE custody.
NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended a Chinese national who was convicted of illegally acting as an agent of a foreign government.
ICE Newark arrested Ming Xi Zhang March 24 in Newark, New Jersey, He remains in ICE custody.
“Any illegal alien conducting activities related to espionage, sabotage or export control against the United States is subject to deportation,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark Field Office Director John Tsoukaris.
Zhang lawfully entered the United States in June 2000 at the Los Angeles International Airport; however, he violated the terms of his lawful admission.
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey convicted Zhang for illegally acting as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification to the Attorney General and sentenced him on April 30, 2024, to probation for a term of three years.
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