U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently arrested Ming Xi Zhang, a Chinese national, in Newark, New Jersey. Zhang, previously convicted of illegally acting as an agent of a foreign government, was detained by ICE on March 24 and remains in their custody.
"Any illegal alien conducting activities related to espionage, sabotage or export control against the United States is subject to deportation," stated John Tsoukaris, Director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations for the Newark Field Office.
Zhang entered the United States legally in June 2000 at Los Angeles International Airport. However, he subsequently violated the terms of his admission. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey found him guilty of acting as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the Attorney General and sentenced him to three years of probation on April 30, 2024.
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