A South Korean charter plane is headed to the U.S. to bring back Hyundai workers detained by ICE

"A South Korean charter plane left for the U.S. on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week.A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under construction at Hyundai's sprawling auto plant. U.S. authorities released video showing some being shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists, causing shock and a sense of betrayal among many in South Korea,"

"South Korean TV footage showed the charter plane, a Boeing 747-8i from Korean Air, taking off at Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul. South Korea's Foreign Ministry said it was talking with U.S. officials about letting the plane return home with the released workers as soon as possible. But it said the plane cannot depart from the U.S. on Wednesday as South Korea earlier wished due to an unspecified reason involving the U.S. side."

"The Korean workers are currently being held at an immigration detention center in Folkston in southeast Georgia. South Korean media reported that they will be freed and moved to Atlanta to take the charter plane.South Korean officials said they've been negotiating with the U.S. to win "voluntary" departures of the workers, rather than deportations that could result in making them ineligible to return to the U.S. for up to 10 years."

A South Korean charter plane departed from Incheon to collect Korean workers detained after a Sept. 4 immigration raid at a battery factory under construction at Hyundai's U.S. plant. Authorities rounded up 475 workers, including over 300 South Koreans. Video showed some detainees shackled with chains around hands, ankles and waists, prompting shock in South Korea. South Korea and U.S. officials reached an agreement for the workers' release and arranged the charter return. The workers remain held at an immigration detention center in Folkston, Georgia, and are expected to be moved to Atlanta for transport. South Korean officials sought voluntary departures to avoid long-term reentry bans.

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