"Possession of Child Pornography"... Baegakwan Releases Face of Undocumented Korean Arrested

Trump Administration Cracks Down on Illegal Immigrants with Criminal Records
"Five Years in Prison and Twenty Years Probation for Nine Charges"

Recently, a South Korean national who was convicted of possessing child pornography was arrested amid a major illegal immigration crackdown by the White House in the United States.

The White House announced that a Korean national with illegal immigrant status, who was convicted on charges including possession of child sexual exploitation material, was arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). White House Ex...

Caroline Levitt, White House spokesperson, stated at a regular briefing on the 31st of last month (local time), "Our brave Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents continue to arrest illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in communities across the U.S. every day," citing one such case involving a Korean national named Im. On January 28, Atlanta ICE arrested the Korean national who was convicted on nine counts for possessing and distributing materials explicitly depicting minors in a sexual manner.

Prior to Levitt’s announcement, the White House also shared this information on X (formerly Twitter) the day before. The post stated that Im was sentenced to five years in prison and 20 years of probation for the charges. Im is currently held in detention and is expected to be deported to Korea soon.

According to foreign media, the estimated number of illegal immigrants residing in the U.S. without authorization includes 4 million from Mexico, 750,000 from El Salvador, 720,000 from India, 670,000 from Guatemala, 520,000 from Honduras, and 370,000 from China. The number of South Koreans is estimated at 110,000.

The Trump administration has been intensifying efforts to deport illegal immigrants, even deploying military transport planes. On the 23rd of last month, Levitt posted two photos on X showing handcuffed individuals boarding a military plane, stating, "Deportation flights have begun," and explained, "President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the world: 'If you enter the U.S. illegally, you will face serious consequences.'" Detained illegal immigrants are planned to be deported to their home countries or third countries after detention.

During his presidential campaign, President Trump pledged to deport large numbers of illegal immigrants. He also allowed enforcement activities in previously off-limits "sensitive locations." Since 2011, ICE had designated churches, schools, hospitals, social welfare facilities, and relief centers as "sensitive locations" where arrests of illegal immigrants were prohibited. This policy was reversed. In fact, ICE reportedly arrested over 460 illegal immigrants with criminal records within 33 hours starting at midnight on the 21st of last month, the day after Trump’s inauguration. According to statistics recently released by ICE on X, more than 5,500 migrants were arrested by the 29th of last month.