"The ministry said it was talking with US officials about letting the plane return home with the released workers as soon as possible. But it said the plane cannot depart from the US on Wednesday, as South Korea had hoped, due to an unspecified reason involving the United States authorities. Before meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House on Wednesday, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said that he aimed to bring the workers home as quickly as possible."
"A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the September 4 raid at the battery factory under construction at Hyundai's sprawling car plant west of Savannah. Some were shown being shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists in a video released by US authorities. Many of the detained workers are employees of subcontractors involved in the project."
South Korea is coordinating with US authorities to repatriate hundreds of Korean workers detained in a large immigration raid in Georgia. A Korean Air Boeing 747-8i charter plane was shown taking off from Incheon International Airport prepared to transport released workers. The foreign ministry said the plane cannot depart from the US on Wednesday due to an unspecified US-related reason, delaying plans for immediate return. A total of 475 workers, more than 300 South Koreans, were rounded up on September 4 at a battery factory under construction at Hyundai's plant west of Savannah. Some detainees were shown shackled with chains; many work for subcontractors.
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