Chinese scientist who smuggled dangerous 'vomitoxin' fungus into US has been deported

A Chinese researcher who smuggled a crop-killing fungus dubbed “vomitoxin” into the US has been deported, officials announced Monday.

Yunqing Jian, 33, who once worked for the University of Michigan, pleaded guilty last month to conspiring to smuggle the biological pathogen into the States, reportedly to continue researching it, and then lying to the FBI about her actions. She was sentenced to time served — then booted.

FBI Director Dan Bongino confirmed Monday in a post on X that Jian has been kicked out of the country after her conviction.

“Yunqing Jian, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling a DANGEROUS biological pathogen into our country and then lying about it to FBI agents, and was DEPORTED,” Bongino wrote.

“The FBI will not sta