The South Korean government said Friday it had expressed "regret" to the U.S. Embassy over the raid at a battery plant under construction at one of the state's largest manufacturing facilities.

South Korea expresses concern over U.S. immigration raid at Hyundai plant, detaining South Korean nationals.

The raid has sparked an angry response from South Korea which called it an unjust infringement of people's rights.

SEOUL: Seoul said Friday that US immigration authorities detained a number of South Koreans during a major raid on a battery plant in Georgia, urging Washington not to infringe on…

Les autorités américaines ont affirmé que cette opération s’inscrivait dans le cadre d’une enquête visant des personnes sans papiers. Séoul a fait part de son « inquiétude ».

Around 450 workers — including 30 South Korean nationals — were reportedly detained at the South Korean automaker’s Georgia site.

Seoul demands protection for nationals, investors as Trump’s immigration crackdown sees hundreds detained in ICE raid.

South Korea concerned after at least 450 were arrested at Georgia work site making batteries for Hyundai and Kia cars

South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lee Jaewoong described the number of detained South Koreans as “large” though he did not provide an exact figure.

The South Korean government said Friday it had expressed "regret" to the U.S. Embassy over the raid at a battery plant under construction at one of the state's largest…

Nearly 500 workers were apprehended at a construction site for a South Korean battery maker in Georgia, officials said. The episode prompted diplomatic concern in Seoul.

Federal officials said their goal was to ensure a level playing field for American workers.

South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lee Jaewoong described the number of detained South Koreans as “large,” though he did not provide an exact figure.

But one immigration lawyer in Atlanta says his clients were wrongly caught up in the raid.

The shocked but subdued reaction to the arrest of hundreds of Koreans at the site reflected the delicate position of a government engaged in tense trade talks with the Trump…

South Korean government responds to mass arrests of citizens in U.S. immigration raid on Hyundai factory.

US immigration officials detained 475 workers on Thursday - most of them South Korean nationals - saying they were working illegally.

South Korea might send a government official to Washington after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at an under-construction Hyundai battery plant.

Footage of raid by US immigration officials showed detained workers in handcuffs and with chains around their ankles

South Korea said Sunday it reached a deal with the U.S. for the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.

South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in the US state of Georgia are to be released and flown home.