Kristi Noem is sounding the alarm again, and this time she says the Chinese Communist Party may be running a highly organized scheme to push Chinese nationals into the United States through both the northern and southern borders.

Speaking to Maria Bartiromo on FOX Business, Noem described intelligence reports that look more like a spy thriller than an immigration issue, alleging China is using a “travel agency style operation” to infiltrate the country.

The Shield of the Americas special envoy and former Department of Homeland Security Secretary explained that this effort uses fake documentation, prepared travel routes, and coordinated transit hubs throughout Latin and South America.

According to her, Chinese operations in multiple nations have been built to move people along a preplanned trail straight into the U.S.

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“We saw very coordinated attacks of people coming into this country from China,” Noem said.

“Countries that I have worked with in Latin and South America have told us how they had Chinese operations set up for people to fly into their countries, almost like a travel agency would be.”

Noem described a system where migrants are handed specific packets of materials and supplies, including documents and bags, before being shipped north by bus.

“Overwhelmingly, the testimonies have been that they were the same-aged individuals, young, mainly men, some females, but very much a coordinated attempt to get individuals into our country, to change our country,” she said.

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Her warning comes as border agents continue to report historic numbers of Chinese nationals attempting to enter the United States.

Federal data shows that since late 2023 there have been more than 22,000 encounters involving Chinese citizens at the southern border alone.

Intelligence analysts and the DEA have long warned that much of the fentanyl crisis poisoning American communities begins in China.

Precursor chemicals are made there, sent to Mexican cartels, and then shipped into U.S. neighborhoods. Now, alleged human smuggling networks linked to China appear to be joining the mix.

“They have facilitated that,” Noem added.

“I wouldn't say, necessarily, we found ties to it officially, right to the government, but absolutely, Chinese businesses, those tied to the CCP, those individuals working with the cartels to make sure that the product gets into the United States.”

Her comments reinforce what many Republicans have been saying for years. China is not only a trade and technology adversary but an active saboteur seeking to weaken America from within.

According to Noem, this operation goes far beyond typical illegal immigration.

It is a national security crisis hiding in plain sight.

“And remember, China has a thousand-year plan to destroy the United States,” she warned.

“They do not just build up their military. They do not just manipulate their currency or harm us with trade practices. They have a plan to kill our country from the inside by killing off our next generation of Americans. They will use every tool that they have.”

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Noem is no stranger to fighting the political and bureaucratic battles over border enforcement.

Before her firing from DHS in March, she reversed several open-border policies left behind by Alejandro Mayorkas under the Biden administration.

Her tenure produced record drug seizures totaling more than half a million pounds and helped trigger roughly 1.9 million self-deportations along with over 600,000 removals in her first year.

Supporters called her results proof of what strong enforcement can accomplish.

Critics, of course, disputed the data, just as they have every effort by conservatives to secure the border.

What is clear is that the Biden years let chaos run wild, while leaders like Noem tried to reestablish order and safety.

Noem’s credibility on this issue runs deep.

As former governor of South Dakota and later as DHS secretary, she earned a reputation for confronting Chinese influence head-on.

From banning Chinese land purchases near military sites to challenging CCP-linked technology use in infrastructure projects, she has consistently been on the front line.

Her latest warnings about a CCP-coordinated migration pipeline highlight a dangerous truth that Washington elites prefer to ignore.

China’s strategy is not limited to advanced weapons, cyber espionage, and satellite launches.

It includes the exploitation of America’s weakest point—an unprotected border that the left has turned into a revolving door.

Republicans in Congress have already pledged to press the issue, calling for aggressive hearings and renewed scrutiny of how foreign nationals, particularly those from adversarial nations, are slipping through.

As fentanyl deaths rise, cartels thrive, and Chinese nationals cross in record numbers, the question becomes how long it will take for Washington to admit the problem is not a coincidence but a plan.

Kristi Noem’s message is stark.

The coordinated infiltration of Chinese nationals is part of a much larger effort to erode American strength and sovereignty.

Her warning serves as a reminder that weakness at the border invites far more than illegal immigration. It invites espionage, manipulation, and ultimately, a slow and silent national surrender.

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