SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A man who was adopted from South Korea almost four decades ago by Americans has been deported to his native country, his attorney and a government official said Thursday.
Adam Crapser’s supporters say he doesn’t know the language or the culture of South Korea.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordered Crapser deported because of criminal convictions, including assault and being a felon in possession of a weapon.
His Seattle attorney, Lori Walls, told The Associated Press in an email Thursday: “Adam got deported last night. I just heard from him.”
ICE spokeswoman Rose Richeson said Crapser arrived in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday morning on board a commercial airline flight escorted by ICE deportation officers.