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South Korea Sends Charter Flight as Talks Set Terms for Return of Hyundai–LG Raid Detainees

Negotiators are working to clear U.S. administrative steps after the largest single-site immigration raid of the Trump expulsions campaign.

Des membres du Parti progressiste dénoncent la détention de travailleurs coréens par les États-Unis, à Séoul, le 8 septembre 2025.
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Un Boeing affrété par Korean Air a décollé d’Incheon le 10 septembre 2025 pour rapatrier des travailleurs sud-coréens arrêtés aux États-Unis lors d’un raid sur un chantier Hyundai-LG
Immigration: 300 Sud-Coréens arrêtés dans une vaste opération aux États-Unis

Overview

  • A Korean Air 747-8I departed Seoul on Wednesday to carry hundreds of detained South Korean nationals back once U.S. clearances are completed.
  • Seoul said the U.S. side has not set a return time for the charter, and discussions continue to enable departures as soon as possible.
  • Foreign minister Cho Hyun cited a preliminary accord to avoid penalties such as reentry bans and is meeting Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday.
  • Homeland Security Investigations reports about 475 arrests at the Hyundai–LG battery construction site in Georgia, citing illegal entry, expired visas, or visa exemptions that bar construction work.
  • Protesters in Seoul have demanded releases and apologies, while President Trump defends the operation and has floated allowing some workers to stay temporarily to train Americans.