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27 Years Without Status, “Every Moment Was Terrifying”… The ‘Hope-Broken Life’ of an Undocumented Migrant

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(☞Subscribe to the Hankyoreh newsletter H:730. Type ‘Hankyoreh h730’ in the search bar.) Amir (pseudonym, 49), who left Karachi, Pakistan, arrived at Gimpo Airport in Seoul in 1999. Twenty-seven years have passed since then—time for a youth to reach middle age and a child to become an adult. Amir, too, worked, earned money, dreamed, had children, fell ill, succeeded, and faced setbacks in Korea. Like any other citizen, he experienced every momen…
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(☞Subscribe to the Hankyoreh newsletter H:730. Type ‘Hankyoreh h730’ in the search bar.) Amir (pseudonym, 49), who left Karachi, Pakistan, arrived at Gimpo Airport in Seoul in 1999. Twenty-seven years have passed since then—time for a youth to reach middle age and a child to become an adult. Amir, too, worked, earned money, dreamed, had children, fell ill, succeeded, and faced setbacks in Korea. Like any other citizen, he experienced every momen…

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Daum broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Monday, June 15, 2026.
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