There have been three instances where UM students since October 2024 where students from China have faced federal charges. The most recent involved a researcher smuggling a harmful fungus into the U.S.

Former Republican Michigan Rep. and current GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers is calling on the federal government to take action

The man boarded a Delta flight from Detroit to Shanghai, China, on Jan. 19 using a Chinese passport in his name.

The FBI has arrested Chengxuan Han, a graduate student from China, on charges of smuggling goods into the United States and making false statements. This is the third arrest in Michigan of a person from China with connections to the University of Michigan.

This is the second case revealed in about a week involving a Chinese academic smuggling biological material into the U.S. A criminal complaint filed Monday alleges Chengxuan Han sent four packages in the last several months.

The FBI has arrested Yunqing Jian, a graduate student from China at the University of Michigan, on charges of conspiracy, smuggling goods into the United States, false statements, and visa fraud. Jian and her boyfriend,

"I don't know the specific situation, but I would like to emphasize that the Chinese government has always required overseas Chinese citizens to abide by local laws and regulations and will also resolutely safeguard their legitimate rights and interests," said Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Embassy in the U.S.

Two scientists from China have been charged in Michigan in what the FBI says was an effort to bring a toxic fungus to the U.S.