Manila, March 4 -- At least 80 Filipinos have received deportation notices from United States authorities as the new administration pushes through with its plan to kick out illegal aliens.

The Filipinos are not detained and still have the opportunity to legalize their stay, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said in an interview Tuesday.

"So far, they have just received the notice (that they are up for deportation) and some of them, if I'm not mistaken, already departed voluntarily," he said.

The US government's crackdown on undocumented migrants began immediately after President Donald Trump was sworn into office in Jan. 20.

Earlier this month, the US deported illegal aliens from Africa and Asia, some reportedly fr...