A right-wing candidate for the April 10 general election is sparking controversy for allegedly interrogating foreigners he suspects to be illegal immigrants and attempting to forcibly "arrest" them.
Nearly six out of 10 foreign drug offenders nabbed by the police this year were staying in the country illegally.
All ten Vietnamese nationals who escaped through a window at a police station in Gwangju on Sunday have been taken into custody. The fugitives either turned themselves in or were caught by police within 23 hours of their breakout.
Nearly 20,000 foreigners who came to Korea to work on farms or in fishing villages have overstayed their visas and gone illegal.
One in five foreign nationals staying in Korea are illegal immigrants, with the number of undocumented immigrants rising to nearly 400,000, government data showed Thursday.
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun gave the green light for another dial down of the government’s social distancing campaign Sunday, saying Korea is ready to further ease various restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Korea's prime minister said illegal immigrants in Korea shouldn’t be fearful of getting deported if they need a coronavirus test and urged local governments to make sure the estimated 380,000 foreigners get face masks and medical care.
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