US Warns China of Visa Restrictions Over Deportees

The Trump administration has warned China of potential visa restrictions unless Beijing increases its acceptance of nationals facing deportation from the United States, a senior U.S. official said. The announcement comes days before President Donald Trump's scheduled visit to Beijing on May 14 and 15 for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the issue is expected to be raised.

According to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, China accepted about 3,000 deportees via charter and commercial flights in early 2025 but has significantly reduced cooperation over the past six months. U.S. authorities view this as a refusal to meet international obligations to repatriate its citizens. "China refuses to fully cooperate with the United States to take back its citizens," the official said.

More than 100,000 Chinese nationals are estimated to be in the United States without authorization, the official said. Of those, over 30,000 have received final removal orders from immigration judges, and authorities are holding more than 1,500 in detention pending deportation. Many of those detained have criminal convictions beyond immigration violations, including cases of...