Journalists were barred on Sunday from entering an event in Shanghai meant to encourage Chinese investment in a real estate project tied to Jared Kushner's family.

The event, which was publicly advertised, was to attract investors for a New Jersey real estate project in exchange for immigrant visas, Reuters reported.

The developers are looking to raise $150 million, according to the news service.

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In exchange, investors could receive a visa, known as the EB-5 immigration investor visa, which gives foreign investors the opportunity to invest in projects in the U.S. that create jobs. It then lets them apply to immigrate to the U.S.

"Sorry, this is a private event," said a man stopping journalists from entering a function room on Sunday afternoon at the Four Seasons Hotel in Shanghai.

Those who attended the event said Nicole Kushner Meyer spoke during the function. She is the sister of Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and a top White House adviser.

A similar event was held Saturday in Beijing. At Saturday's event, the tagline was "invest $500,000 and immigrate to the United States."

Promotional materials at that event made note of the Kushner family's "celebrity" status, but did not mention the president specifically, according to The Washington Post . Organizers were also reportedly uncomfortable with media attendance at the public event.

Journalists from the Post and The New York Times were reportedly removed from Saturday's event.