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Kristi Noem Warns of 'Coordinated' Effort to Funnel Chinese Nationals Into US

Noem said intelligence shows organized networks moving more than 22,000 Chinese nationals toward the border and linking China to fentanyl precursor chemicals.

  • On Tuesday, former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem alleged China orchestrates a "travel agency"-style operation to funnel Chinese nationals across U.S. borders during a FOX Business interview.
  • Organized networks allegedly provide undocumented migrants with specialized documents and backpacks before sending them to the border, which Noem characterized as a "coordinated attempt" to influence the United States.
  • Republicans have tracked more than 22,000 encounters involving Chinese nationals at the southern border since late 2023, while U.S. intelligence and the Drug Enforcement Administration linked Chinese chemical factories to illicit fentanyl precursors shipped to cartels.
  • Noem clarified she hasn't found official government ties but blames businesses linked to the CCP for facilitating cartels, following her March 5 ouster from the Department of Homeland Security where she reversed Alejandro Mayorkas's open-border policies.
  • During her tenure, the Department of Homeland Security reported more than 600,000 removals and over 1.9 million self-deportations, though independent demographers disputed the methodology behind these record-setting figures.
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