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(The Korea Herald)Bill seeks to raise Korea immigration chief to vice ministerial rank
Release Date
2026-05-23
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The Korea Herald
Summary
A bill has been introduced in South Korea’s National Assembly to raise the head of the Justice Ministry’s Korea Immigration Service to vice ministerial rank. The proposal aims to strengthen immigration and foreign resident policies as the number of foreign residents in Korea approaches 3 million.
The bill, submitted by Democratic Party lawmaker Chae Hyeon-il, would create a vice minister-level position responsible for immigration and foreign resident affairs and allow the Justice Ministry to have two vice ministers. It also proposes separating the Correctional Service into an independent agency.
Chae argued that immigration policy now requires greater expertise and faster coordination, noting that the Justice Ministry has traditionally been led mainly by officials with prosecutorial backgrounds.
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