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Chinese citizen = not American citizen due to Section 9 of China's nationality law. In immigration law, convicted felons are, in theory, deportable. Based on this logic, Mr Zhao could be deported to China. But in practice, his deportation is not likely, as he will serve life in prison in California.
In the event he is deported, because he murdered other Chinese nationals, it may make him eligible for the death penalty in China.
Lol not sure why the fact that he’s an immigrant needs to be in the title but okay 🤷🏻‍♀️ >

I guess immigrant is less inflammatory according to Reuters than Chinese national.