The U.S. said it deported more than 130 Central Asian immigrants without documentation to Uzbekistan, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced.<\/p>\n
In a Wednesday press release<\/a>, the DHS said Uzbekistan\u2019s government has worked alongside the U.S. in the deportation of more than 100 Uzbek, Kazakh and Kyrgyz immigrants. The department also said that the Uzbek immigrants\u2019 deportations were \u201cfully funded\u201d by their government.<\/p>\n \u201cWe commend Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev for his leadership in sending a flight to return 131 illegal aliens back to their home country,\u201d Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in the release. \u201cWe look forward to continuing to work together with Uzbekistan on efforts to enhance our mutual security and uphold the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n In the first few months of his second term, President Trump has sought to crack down on immigration. Since the start of the new administration, the U.S. has also deported hundreds<\/a> of migrants to a large prison in El Salvador<\/a>.<\/p>\n Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to advance legislation<\/a> to support a series of Trump\u2019s immigration goals, including increasing fees for those looking for U.S.-based refuge and raising resources to detain and deport a record amount of migrants.<\/p>\n