中国人不法移民１１６人を強制送還 米国土安全保障省

【ワシントンＡＦＰ＝時事】米国土安全保障省は２日、中国人の不法移民１１６人を先週末に強制送還したと発表した。大型チャーター機による強制送還は２０１８年以来。（写真は米国のアレハンドロ・マヨルカス国土安全保障長官）
　米国土安全保障省は、強制送還は中国当局との「緊密な連携」によって実施されたとし、引き続き中国の公安省および国家移民管理局と協力して強制送還を進めていくと説明。
　中国政府と協力しながら「不法移民を抑制し、密入国を阻止するために法執行の取り組みを強化する」と表明した。
　アレハンドロ・マヨルカス国土安全保障長官は、「今後も移民法を執行し、米国にとどまる法的根拠を持たない不法移民を排除していく」と述べ、「密入国あっせん業者の口車に乗ってはならない」と訴えた。
　米国の統計によると、このところメキシコ国境から不法入国を試みる中国人移民が急増しており、昨年１０月～今年５月に３万１０００人以上が確認された。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/07/03-17:18）

The United States has deported a group of Chinese migrants who entered the country illegally in the first such large charter flight since 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday.
The flight to China over the weekend carrying 116 people was conducted in close coordination with the Chinese authorities, the department said.
DHS continues to work with (China's) Ministry of Public Security and National Immigration Administration on additional removal flights, it said.
Washington is working with Beijing to reduce and deter irregular migration and to disrupt illicit human smuggling through expanded law enforcement efforts, it added.
We will continue to enforce our immigration laws and remove individuals without a legal basis to remain in the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement. People should not believe the lies of smugglers.
There has been a recent surge in the number of Chinese migrants seeking to cross the US-Mexico border, according to US figures, with more than 31,000 encounters with Chinese nationals reported between October and May.
Republican Donald Trump has made illegal immigration a centerpiece of his presidential reelection bid and has been critical of the policies of his November opponent, Democrat Joe Biden.