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U.S. To Free South Korean Workers Detained in Georgia Raid as Seoul Plans Repatriation

Washington agrees to release the detainees, prompting Seoul to arrange immediate repatriation.

Overview

  • U.S. authorities will release roughly 475 detainees on Thursday morning after President Donald Trump dropped plans to expel them, according to South Korean officials.
  • Seoul says the workers will be flown home on a Korean Air 747-8I and could return later to resume work and training in the United States.
  • South Korea’s foreign minister says a preliminary agreement with Washington will shield its nationals from sanctions and prioritize voluntary departures over formal removals.
  • The raid at a HyundaiLG battery construction site in Georgia led to about 475 arrests, including more than 300 South Koreans, in what U.S. officials called the largest single-site action of the current deportation drive.
  • Homeland Security Investigations in Georgia said detainees include people who crossed the border irregularly, overstayed visas, or held non‑work exemptions, as protests and criticism continue in South Korea.