The South Korean companies' metaplant in Georgia was the target of a vast federal immigration raid on September 4, during which 475 people were detained.

Some 400 US agents took part in the immigration raid on the Hyundai facility, detaining hundreds of workers, many South Korean nationals.

South Korea has said that 300 of its nationals detained during the immigration raid would be flown home. Key US politics stories from Sunday 7 September at a glance