Twenty-four Filipinos have been sent back to the Philippines from America due to their alleged involvement in illegal activities in the United States.
Philippine Ambassador to the United States, Jose Manuel Romualdez, reported that this is a part of the mass deportation policy of American President Donald Trump.
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"We have monitored around 24 Filipinos who have been deported from the United States due to their involvement in certain criminal activities, although these were not classified as very serious offenses," stated Romualdez during a radio station interview.
Romualdez previously stated that foreigners with criminal records in the US could be deported back to their respective countries, and there are 1.3 million more migrants currently being processed.
Romualdez also assured that other undocumented Filipino workers already in the country have been promised aid by their employers to attain legal status.
Meanwhile, Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said that Trump will coordinate with the Democrats to address the issue of illegal aliens who are not connected to criminals and terrorists.
"That means they will create legal avenues to encourage productive overstaying aliens to become fully legalized. So, take advantage of that," according to De Vega.
De Vega also mentioned that immigrants targeted for deportation still have legal options to challenge the decision and remain in America for a few more months.