South Korean officials on Sunday said negotiations have concluded to secure the release of hundreds of workers who were detained during a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai Metaplant near Savannah.

“Negotiations for the release of the detained workers have been concluded, after swift responses by the relevant ministries, business agencies and companies,” South Korean presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said , according to CNN.

“However, some administrative procedures remain, and once they’re completed, a chartered plane will depart to bring back our citizens,” Hoon-sik added.

The Koreans were among the 475 people detained during an operation at a construction site on the Hyundai Metaplant campus on Thursday. It was the largest single immigration raid in the history of Homeland S

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