(Anne Gebauer) - A group of Korean migrants are in jail in Washington State awaiting deportation from the US. The group was caught trying to sneak from Canada into the United States through a border crossing near Keremeos. Canadian Immigration officials say using Canada as an entry point is a growing trend, and so is the use of quiet interior border crossings, as people smugglers are learning to avoid the closely monitored border south of Vancouver. The group of Koreans arrived on July 6th, entering Vancouver as visitors. Koreans do not need visas to enter Canada, so they were in Canada legally, and there was no need to monitor them. The problems started when the group crossed into the US, where Koreans do need visas to legally enter. The group of men, women and children has been held in a jail in Okanogan, Washington since their arrest Friday night. Arrangements are now being made to transfer all 21 of them to Seattle, where they'll be processed and then deported. But, this latest incident of people smuggling could reignite the push from American officials, who want Canada to require visas from Koreans. And the incident comes just days after the US Immigration Service announced it will be cutting back its staff along the Canadian border. That's because it wants to send more officers to patrol the US border with Mexico.