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Bereaved Family Seeks State Compensation for Korean Chinese Death in Immigration Detention Center

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The family of a Chinese man who died at an immigration detention center filed a lawsuit seeking state compensation Thursday, claiming their loved one died because he did not receive proper treatment for chronic illnesses. The ethnic Korean from China, 43 at the time, died on Jan. 1, just [...]

Immigration Detention Centers to Resume In-person Visits After 7 Months

SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Immigration detention centers in South Korea, where foreign nationals are held till deportation, will start welcoming back visitors for the first time in seven months, officials said Friday, in accordance with changing COVID-19 circumstances. The Hwaseong Immigration Detention Center in Gyeonggi Province and the Cheongju Immigration Detention Center in [...]