Chinese online forum gives step-by-step guide on how to cross US border
By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)
The number of migrants coming across the U.S. southern border has increased in recent years. However, it’s not only migrants from Mexico and Latin America. The number of people coming from China has also spiked.
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Click to see story on thealbertan.comIn 2023, around 37,000 Chinese citizens were apprehended at the border. That is 50 times more than in 2021.
These Chinese citizens are using Ecuador as their corridor into the United States. Ecuador did not require people from China to have a visa in order to fly there, however, that changed on June 18.
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Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility suspended its “visa waiver” into the country for Chinese nationals. It attributed the policy change to a “worrying increase” in numbers of people coming from China and not leaving.
“Approximately 50% of these entries have not left through regular routes and within the time established by law,” the ministry said in a statement. “For this reason, they would be in the country in an irregular migration situation or would have left through irregular routes to other destinations in the Hemisphere.”
One of the “other destinations” referred to in the statement is the U.S.
Newly discovered materials on a social network revealed a Chinese government agency helping Chinese nationals map their way to “Destination USA.”
The Daily Caller was first to report on the “American Self-Guided Tour Channel,” a Chinese-language group on the messaging platform Telegram. The platform provided a complete list of documents detailing routes from China to the U.S., largely with the first step being a flight to Ecuador and ending in California.
The Daily Caller said it discovered the social network group when it found an immigrant’s abandoned cellphone at the California-Mexico border earlier in 2024.
The network’s channel provided various resources, including what migrants should carry and Google Map screenshots of the journey. It showed locations of border wall gaps, including 12 in California as well as crossing points in Arizona and New Mexico.
It also provided a guide on how to respond to questions from Border Patrol agents and scripts on what to say for requesting asylum.
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“When I’ve been out at the border, most of my interactions have been with Chinese people,” the mayor of El Cajon, California, told The Daily Caller. “I’ve come across migrant encampments, where there’s 100 or so Chinese people waiting to move on to the next stage. You would think that something of such major importance to not only the nation, but to municipalities, you would have somebody from the government calling you and saying, ‘Hey, this is what we know. This is what’s going on.’ We have no idea.”
[KARAH RUCKER]
IT’S NOT ONLY A RISE IN MIGRANTS FROM MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA COUNTRIES COMING ACROSS THE U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING FROM CHINA HAS SPIKED DRAMATICALLY.
LAST YEAR –
37 THOUSAND CHINESE CITIZENS WERE APPREHENDED AT THE BORDER.
THAT’S 50 TIMES MORE THAN TWO YEARS EARLIER.
THEIR CORRIDOR TO THE U.S.?
ECUADOR.
A LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRY THAT DIDN’T REQUIRE PEOPLE FROM CHINA TO HAVE A VISA IN ORDER TO FLY THERE –
UNTIL YESTERDAY.
ECUADOR’S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SUSPENDED IT’S “VISA WAIVER” INTO THE COUNTRY FOR CHINESE NATIONALS.
THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE IN POLICY?
WHAT THEY CALL A “WORRYING INCREASE” IN NUMBERS OF PEOPLE FROM CHINA COMING OVER –
AND NOT LEAVING.
IN ECUADOR’S STATEMENT –
THEY SAY “APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THESE ENTRIES HAVE NOT LEFT THROUGH REGULAR ROUTES AND WITHIN THE TIMES ESTABLISHED BY LAW. –WHICH IS A 90 DAY PERIOD – FOR THIS REASON, THEY WOULD BE IN THE COUNTRY IN AN IRREGULAR IMMIGRATION SITUATION OR WOULD HAVE LEFT THROUGH IRREGULAR ROUTES TO OTHER DESTINATIONS IN THE HEMISPHERE.”
ONE OF THOSE “OTHER” DESTINATIONS –
BEING THE U.S.
AND NEWLY DISCOVERED MATERIALS ON A SOCIAL NETWORK –
REVEAL A CHINESE GOVERNMENT AGENT HELPING CHINESE NATIONALS MAP OUT THEIR WAY TO “DESTINATION U.S.A.”
THE DAILY CALLER WAS FIRST TO REPORT ON THE “SELF-GUIDED TOUR CHANNEL” – A CHINESE-LANGUAGE GROUP ON THE MESSAGING PLATFORM “TELEGRAM” –
PROVIDING A COMPLETE LIST OF DOCUMENTS DETAILING ROUTES FROM CHINA TO THE U.S. –
LARGELY WITH THE FIRST STEP BEING A FLIGHT TO ECUADOR.
AND ENDING IN CALIFORNIA.
THE DAILY CALLER SAID IT DISCOVERED THE SOCIAL NETWORK GROUP WHEN IT FOUND AN IMMIGRANT’S ABANDONED CELL PHONE AT THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SOME OF WHAT WAS FOUND IN THAT NETWORK’S CHANNEL?
WHAT MIGRANTS SHOULD CARRY AND GOOGLE MAP SCREENSHOTS OF THE JOURNEY.
IDENTIFYING “GAPS” ALONG THE U.S. MEXICO BORDER WALL.
INCLUDING 12 IN CALIFORNIA AND CROSSING POINTS IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.
A GUIDE ON “HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM BORDER PATROL AGENTS.”
“SCRIPTS” ON WHAT TO SAY “FOR REQUESTING ASYLUM.”
THE MAYOR OF EL CAJON CALIFORNIA – CLOSE TO THE BORDER – TOLD THE DAILY CALLER –
“When I’ve been out at the border, most of my interactions have been with Chinese people. I’ve come across migrant encampments, where there’s 100 or so Chinese people waiting to move on to the next stage.You would think that something of such major importance to not only the nation, but to municipalities, you would have somebody from the government calling you and saying, ‘Hey, this is what we know. This is what’s going on.’ We have no idea.
I’m karah rucker.
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Ecuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
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Click to see story on abc NewsEcuador suspends visa waivers for Chinese citizens over irregular migration
Click to see story on CNNEcuador suspends visa-free entry for Chinese nationals amid “irregular migratory flows”
Click to see story on CBS NewsEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on Star TribuneEcuador reinstates visa requirement for Chinese travelers
Click to see story on NBC NewsEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on SooToday.comEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on Barrie TodayEcuador suspends visa waivers for Chinese citizens over irregular migration
Click to see story on KRDOEcuador suspends visa waivers for Chinese citizens over irregular migration
Click to see story on KIFIEcuador suspends visa waiver for Chinese citizens, citing irregular migration
Click to see story on South China Morning PostEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on KVIAEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on Winnipeg Free PressEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on News 4 JAXEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on WKMGEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on Click on DetroitEcuador reinstates visa requirement for Chinese travelers
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Equador suspende isenção de visto para chineses
Click to see story on GloboEcuador to stop granting visa-free entry to Chinese citizens from July
Click to see story on 大纪元 www.epochtimes.comEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on Airdrie City ViewEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on Orillia MattersEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on Midland TodayEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on Collingwood TodayEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on Thorold TodayEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Click to see story on Elora Fergus TodayEcuador suspends visa waivers for Chinese citizens over irregular migration – Egypt Independent
Click to see story on Egypt IndependentEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration – The Morning Sun
Click to see story on Morning SunEcuador suspends visa waiver for Chinese due to irregular immigration.
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