Overview

• A chartered Korean Air flight carrying more than 310 former detainees landed at Incheon on Friday after their release from an ICE facility in Georgia.
• ICE arrested about 475 workers at Hyundai Motor–LG Energy Solution’s battery factory site in Ellabell, most of them South Korean nationals, over suspected unauthorized employment.
• The released workers departed without handcuffs, meeting a key condition set by the South Korean government after public outcry over restraint images.
• President Donald Trump offered the detainees the option to remain in the United States to train American workers, and South Korean officials say only one accepted.
• Seoul and Washington agreed to create a working group to address visa-category gaps after an immigration lawyer said some detainees had short-term work authorizations, and Hyundai–LG have delayed the plant’s start as investment concerns deepen.