South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called the raid "bewildering" and warned Thursday that the raid could discourage future investment.

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

CEO Jose Muñoz said the delay estimate is based on foreign workers coming back to help.

Seoul has called for guidelines for business visas and a new visa category for Korean professionals to support investment projects by Korean businesses.

US president said foreign workers sent to the US are ‘welcome’ days after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at a work site in Georgia.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called the raid "bewildering" and warned Thursday that the raid could discourage future investment.

US president says he doesn’t want to ‘disincentivize investment’ after images of workers chained and handcuffed caused widespread alarm in South Korea

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: "I don't want to frighten off or disincentivize investment."

President says foreign workers ‘welcome’ in America

The move sparked a human rights investigation.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration have adopted a reconciliatory tone following an immigration raid at a South Korean-owned battery plant.