The shock of the "mass detention of 316 Koreans" working at a battery plant site in Georgia was eventually eased as arrangements were made for their return.

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.

"Our nationals who had been detained by U.S. immigration authorities will soon be returning home," said South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.

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.

The shock of the "mass detention of 316 Koreans" working at a battery plant site in Georgia was eventually eased as arrangements were made for their return.

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…

In the wake of the Georgia operation, both sides have agreed to discuss establishing a new visa category for South Koreans.

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…

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.