Hundreds of South Koreans arrested in a huge immigration raid in the United States are being released to begin the journey home, Seoul said, after warning the “bewildering” episode may have a negative effect on future investment.

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung said on Thursday that Korean companies will likely hesitate to make further investments in the US unless Washington improves its visa system for their employees.

This comes after a September 4 immigration raid resulted in the arrest of South Korean workers at a battery factory under construction at Hyundai’s sprawling auto plant west of Savannah.

“When you build a facility or install equipment at a plant, you need technicians, but the United States doesn’t have that workforce and yet they won’t issue visas to let our people

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