"Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff for President Lee Jae Myung, said that South Korea and the U.S. had finalized negotiations on the workers' release. He said South Korea plans to send a charter plane to bring the workers home as soon as remaining administrative steps are completed. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is to leave for the U.S. on Monday for talks related to the workers' releases, South Korean media reported."
"U.S. immigration authorities said Friday they detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals, when hundreds of federal agents raided Hyundai's sprawling manufacturing site in Georgia where the Korean automaker makes electric vehicles. Cho said that more than 300 South Koreans were among the detained. The operation was the latest in a long line of workplace raids conducted as part of the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda. But the one on Thursday is especially distinct because of its large size and the fact that state officials have long called the targeted site Georgia's largest economic development project."
"The raid stunned many in South Korea because the country is a key U.S. ally. It agreed in July to purchase $100 billion in U.S. energy and make a $350 billion investment in the U.S. in return for the U.S lowering tariff rates. About two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump and Lee held their first meeting in Washington. Lee said the rights of South Korean nationals and economic activities of South Korean companies must not be unfairly infringed upon during U.S. law enforcement procedures."
More than 300 South Korean workers detained during a mass U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and repatriated. South Korea and the U.S. finalized negotiations on the workers' release and South Korea plans to send a charter plane once administrative steps are completed. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will travel to the U.S. for related talks. U.S. authorities detained 475 people, mostly South Korean nationals, during a raid targeting a Hyundai-LG Energy Solution battery plant under construction. The operation is part of broader workplace raids tied to the Trump administration's deportation agenda and has raised diplomatic and economic concerns.
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