![Gregory Bull FILE - A group of people, including many from China, walk along the wall after crossing the border with Mexico to seek asylum, Oct. 24, 2023, near Jacumba, Calif. Beijing and Washington have quietly resumed cooperation on the deportation of Chinese immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, as the two countries are reestablishing and widening contacts following their leaders' meeting in California late 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d0104ac0141945599031214bc2292f9a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A group of people, including many from China, walk along the wall after crossing the border with Mexico to seek asylum, Oct. 24, 2023, near Jacumba, Calif. Beijing and Washington have quietly resumed cooperation on the deportation of Chinese immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, as the two countries are reestablishing and widening contacts following their leaders' meeting in California late 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
![Gregory Bull FILE - A man from China gets a bowl of oatmeal from a volunteer as he waits with others for processing to apply for asylum after crossing the border with Mexico, Oct. 24, 2023, near Jacumba, Calif. Beijing and Washington have quietly resumed cooperation on the deportation of Chinese immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, as the two countries are reestablishing and widening contacts following their leaders' meeting in California late 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/881a7cb14f874ad6ba92d34af0b114ec/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A man from China gets a bowl of oatmeal from a volunteer as he waits with others for processing to apply for asylum after crossing the border with Mexico, Oct. 24, 2023, near Jacumba, Calif. Beijing and Washington have quietly resumed cooperation on the deportation of Chinese immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, as the two countries are reestablishing and widening contacts following their leaders' meeting in California late 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)