The sushi sister spy is said to be under Ice's custody.
Ming Xi Zhang, known as “Sushi John,” the 61-year-old owner of Yaya Noodles in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, was arrested on March 24 by US immigration and customs enforcement agencies in Newark.
Chang was convicted in April 2024 of acting as an unregistered agent for the Chinese government and was sentenced to three years of probation. In May 2021, he pleaded guilty to representing China in 2016 without notifying the US Attorney General.
Ice says he legally entered the United States in 2000 but later “violated the conditions of his legal hospitalization.”
“Illegal foreign introductory activities related to spying, sabotaging or export control against the United States are subject to deportation.” I said John Tsoukaris, Director of Ice Newark Field Office.
Chang met with Chinese security officials in the Bahamas in 2016. delivery $35,000 for an unknown individual in New Jersey NJ.com. He also confirmed that Beijing government agents will be held twice at his Princeton home.
He is awaiting immigration lawsuits at the Elizabeth Detention Center, workers at his restaurant told the Post on Saturday.
“He's doing well given the situation,” the worker said. “But yeah, he's just waiting a moment… to let go.”
The community surrounding Chang's restaurant has apparently gathered around him and his restaurant since his arrest.
“The whole town was really supportive,” the workers said. “Everyone comes in, gives us a phone number and talks with his family. …Everyone is really supportive.”
His arrest increased deportation as he increased deportation and expanded detention powers against illegal immigrants under the new enforcement of President Donald Trump.
The legal landscape remains fluid. Last week, the Supreme Court on Thursday sided with some of Kilmer Abrego Garcia, a non-citizen who was deported despite aggressive appeals.
US District Judge Paul Sinis denounced Justice Department lawyers on Friday for government stubbornness, but the Trump administration contested the scope of the words “facilitating” and “impact” in the judge's order, claiming Abrego Garcia has MS-13 gang bonds.
Meanwhile, in another case, the immigration judge determined that Mahmoud Khalil, who was flagged by the State Department as a national security concern derived from his pro-Palestinian picket on the Colombian campus, could be deported, but his case also remains during review.
This post received no response from Chan's lawyer, Robert Hazard.
