ICE Arrests Chinese National Convicted of Illegally Acting as Foreign Agent

A Chinese national who was convicted of illegally acting as an agent of a foreign government was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on March 24. ICE Newark arrested Ming Xi Zhang in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, the agency said in a statement. He remains in custody. After lawfully entering the country in June 2000 at the Los Angeles International Airport, Zhang violated the terms of his admission. He was convicted by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey of illegally acting as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification to the attorney general. On April 30, 2024, he was sentenced to three years of probation....