Protestors, including one wearing a mask depicting US President Donald Trump, stand near the US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on September 9, 2025. YONHAP / AFP
Seoul's trade envoy on Monday, September 15, suggested that Washington has some regrets about a recent immigration raid that detained hundreds of South Koreans in the US state of Georgia.
Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo made the remarks to reporters as he arrived to the US capital for talks with US counterparts on finalizing a bilateral deal, the Yonhap news wire reported. "The mood is that the US side apparently thinks [the detention] was a bit excessive," Yeo said, according to Yonhap, when asked if the immigration raid would impact talks.
The United States and South Korea are negotiating details of a deal struck in July that lowered tariffs on South Korean goods entering the US to between 15% and 25%.
Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan was in Washington last week for talks with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, as the two sides hammer out profit sharing and investment packages, Yonhap said.
