ATLANTA (AP) — Buses carrying workers from South Korea who were detained last week in an immigration raid at a battery factory were traveling Thursday from a detention center in southeast Georgia to Atlanta, where a charter plane was waiting to take them home.
More than 300 Koreans were among about 475 workers detained during last week’s raid at the battery factory under construction on the campus of Hyundai’s sprawling auto plant west of Savannah. South Korea’s foreign ministry has confirmed that authorities have released the detainees, and they were being driven by bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for their flight back to South Korea.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for improvements to the United States’ visa system, highlighting that Korean companies may hesitate to make new investments in the U.S. until such changes are made. As the situation unfolds, officials are negotiating further to prevent future issues for the workers.
More than 300 Koreans were among about 475 workers detained during last week’s raid at the battery factory under construction on the campus of Hyundai’s sprawling auto plant west of Savannah. South Korea’s foreign ministry has confirmed that authorities have released the detainees, and they were being driven by bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for their flight back to South Korea.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for improvements to the United States’ visa system, highlighting that Korean companies may hesitate to make new investments in the U.S. until such changes are made. As the situation unfolds, officials are negotiating further to prevent future issues for the workers.
