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237 undocumented Koreans deported in 2014

December 23, 2014

In an overall decrease in deportations since last year, 237 undocumented Koreans were deported this year, according to Department of Homeland Security data released Friday.

The number of deportations of undocumented immigrants dropped for the second year in a row in 2014, according to Department of Homeland Security data released Friday.

Of 315,943 deportations in fiscal year 2014 — down from last year’s 368,644 — 237 were Korean, according to data.

Deported Korean immigrants ranked 19th of all countries. In first place was Mexico, with 176,968 deportations, followed by Guatemala, the Honduras and El Salvador.

Eighty five percent of those deported had a criminal record, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.