More than 300 South Korean workers were detained in an immigration raid on Friday. Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said South Korea plans to send a charter plane to bring the workers home.

South Korea says it has completed talks with U.S. officials aimed at repatriating its nationals detained while working at a construction site for Hyundai in Georgia. The government in Seoul is charting a plane to bring back South Korean nationals caught up in the ICE raid once administrative procedures are completed.

Over 300 South Korean nationals who were detained during a large-scale immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in the state of Georgia in the US are to be released and flown home, Seoul confirmed on Sunday (September 7).

US immigration authorities conducted a large enforcement operation at a Hyundai-linked battery plant in Georgia, arresting hundreds. This raid coincid

Consular officials on Saturday started meeting Korean nationals detained in a recent U.S. immigration crackdown at an electric vehicle battery plant construction site in Georgia, checking their health and other conditions.

The Trump administration conducted a major immigration operation at a Georgia Hyundai facility, arresting 475 workers and drawing reactions from both parties.

SEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to swiftly respond to the arrests of hundreds of the nation's citizens in a U.S. immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) car battery factory.

The new move is part of a wider effort to boost resources for immigration enforcement operations. President Donald Trump vowed to marshal together state and federal agencies to conduct mass deportations, and his administration has utilized USCIS, which is primarily a benefits agency, to curb migration.

The immigration enforcement operation took place on Thursday when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 475 individuals, mostly Korean nationals, at a Hyundai electric vehicle battery plant shared with LG Energy Solution near Ellabell,

A Trump administration policy to deny bond hearings to immigrants who entered the country without authorization was upheld by an immigration appellate board Friday.