South Korean workers who were detained in a large-scale immigration raid at a Hyundai factory in Georgia will be released and flown home as part of a deal with the United States, the country’s presidential office said Sunday.
The agreement comes just days after Korean officials said that more than 300 of the country’s nationals were detained Thursday by U.S. law enforcement agents during the largest worksite enforcement operation so far in President Donald Trump’s second term.
The workers will be flown to South Korea around Wednesday, according to a South Korean national news agency. The White House did not respond to requests for comment.
The agreement comes at a delicate time for relations between Washington and Seoul, an important U.S. ally. The country’s leaders held cordial talks a