A Chinese student was questioned for hours in the US, then sent back even as Trump policies shift
August 30, 2025
A Chinese philosophy student was deported from the United States after landing in Houston to study at the University of Houston. Despite having all the necessary paperwork, he was interrogated and sent back to China with a five-year entry ban. This incident is one of an unknown number of cases where Chinese students are being repatriated upon arrival in the U.S., drawing protests from Beijing. The U.S. government has grown suspicious of Chinese students, fearing they might have ties to the Chinese government. However, President Donald Trump has said he would welcome 600,000 Chinese students, partly to help keep some U.S. schools afloat.