US EditionSouth Korea sends plane to US to bring back workers detained in immigration raid
Over 300 South Korean workers detained for visa violations at a $4.3 billion battery plant in Georgia are returning voluntarily, avoiding deportation and preserving future U.S. entry rights, officials said.
- More than 300 South Korean workers were detained during a raid on an electric battery plant in Georgia.
- Korean Air plans to send a Boeing 747-8i to Atlanta to repatriate the detained workers.
- The South Korean Foreign Ministry confirmed that discussions between Seoul and Washington are ongoing regarding the voluntary exit of detained workers.
357 Articles
357 Articles
Over 300 South Korean workers detained after Hyundai raid head home in chartered flight
A chartered Korean Air jet carrying the workers, along with 14 non-Koreans who were also detained during the raid, departed from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport around midday on Thursday
NBC Connecticut
South Koreans detained in U.S. immigration raid arrive back home to applause and protests
More than 300 South Koreans landed in Seoul a week after being arrested in a raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia that has strained relations with the U.S....
[NHK] In response to the issue of 475 people being detained on suspicion of illegal employment at a Korean company's battery factory in Georgia, southern United States, the Korean company, including three Japanese,...
997wpro.com
Hyundai CEO: ICE Raid to Delay Ga. Construction Plans
The president and COO of Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday that the raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcemen on a Hyundai-affiliated battery plant in Georgia last week will push back construction plans by several months, Axios reported. About 300 South Korean nationals were among 560 people arrested Sept. 4 in an ICE investigationt of unlawful employment practices at the Hyundai-LG Energy Solution joint battery plant in Georgia. Hyundai has anno…
South Korean workers fleeing US battery plants after raid, sources say
South Korean workers are decamping in droves from more of LG Energy Solution's U.S. production sites because of visa concerns following last week's immigration raid on its joint facility with Hyundai Motor, said two people familiar with the situation.
Hundreds of South Koreans detained last week in a large immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery plant in the United States left on a plane this Thursday to their country, after the South Korean government warned that this incident could have an impact on investments.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 61% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
