US EditionSouth Korea sends plane to US to bring back workers detained in immigration raid
Over 300 South Korean workers detained for visa issues at a Georgia battery plant were repatriated via a Korean Air charter, following diplomatic negotiations between Seoul and Washington.
- Over 300 South Korean workers were detained in a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery facility in Georgia, with 475 total arrests reported during the operation conducted by ICE.
- A chartered Korean Air jet successfully brought back the detained workers after their repatriation process faced delays due to intervention from U.S. President Donald Trump.
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed that the incident may deter companies from investing in the U.S. without a proper visa system for skilled workers.
- South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun negotiated for the workers' return and discussed improving the U.S. visa system to facilitate skilled Korean workers.
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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
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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,...
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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…
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