Overview

• South Korea says a charter flight is being arranged to repatriate about 300 detained nationals, with officials indicating departures could begin Wednesday on a voluntary basis.
• Homeland Security Investigations detained roughly 475 people at the Ellabell construction site in the agency’s largest single-site action, transferring most to an ICE facility in Folkston as the probe continues without charges.
• ICE-released footage showing workers frisked and shackled intensified backlash in South Korea, where consular teams have interviewed detainees and coordinated their return.
• President Donald Trump urged foreign investors to follow U.S. immigration laws and signaled openness to legal pathways for technical experts, as White House border czar Tom Homan vowed more workplace raids.
• LG Energy Solution said 47 of its employees were among those detained and suspended most U.S. business travel, while work at the Hyundai–LG site has been paused, according to officials.