Manufacturing plant employees wait to have their legs shackled at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant in Ellabell, Ga., on Sept. 4, 2025, in a still from video. Corey Bullard/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP
The South Korean government on Sept. 7 stated that the more than 300 South Korean workers who were detained during a federal immigration operation at a Georgia Hyundai plant will be released and sent home.
The South Korean and U.S. governments finalized negotiations on releasing the workers, according to Kang Hoon-sik, South Korean presidential chief of staff. South Korea will send a charter plane to bring the workers back once the remaining administrative steps are concluded, he said.
