In a news conference marking 100 days in office, Lee Jae Myung called for improvements in the U.S. visa system.

US immigration agency last week released videos and photos of handcuffed and shackled staff being forced onto a bus

South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia will depart from the U.S. around 1430 local time on Wednesday.

It comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to meet South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun.

SEOUL: A South Korean charter plane left for the US on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week. A total of 475 workers, more…

More than 300 South Koreans were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under construction at Hyundai’s sprawling auto plant in Georgia.

It is unclear when the South Korean detainees will be repatriated. They were previously scheduled to depart the United States on Wednesday.

South Korea and U.S. discuss new visa category for Koreans after immigration raid detains workers at Hyundai site.

Trump's overture resulted in a one-day delay to the departure of a chartered plane to bring the workers home.

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho met US Secretary of State Rubio and voiced his ‘deep concern’ over the incident in Georgia.

More than 300 South Koreans who were arrested in the raid are due to return home on Friday.

South Korea's president warns of decreased investments in the US if visa system for Korean workers isn't improved.

In a news conference marking 100 days in office, Lee Jae Myung called for improvements in the U.S. visa system.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that last week's "perplexing" immigration raid at a Hyundai electric battery plant in Georgia could prevent future U.S.…

South Korea's president called for improvements to the visa system, saying companies will likely hesitate to invest in the U.S. until that happens.

It comes as the country's president and Hyundai's chief executive have warned about the impact of the raid.

SEOUL: Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a US immigration raid that Hyundai warned will delay completion of its battery…

SEOUL: A specially chartered flight carrying hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a US immigration raid last week landed at Incheon International Airport on Friday, AFP…

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun called on Washington on Friday to reform its visa policies to avoid a repeat of last week's immigration raid in Georgia.

Images of arrested workers in handcuffs and chains have caused outrage over what many see as a betrayal of an ally.

They were among the 475 people detained during the Sept. 4 immigration raid at a battery factory under construction on the campus of Hyundai’s auto plant.