"South Korea's Foreign Ministry later confirmed that U.S. authorities have released the 330 detainees - 316 of them Koreans - and that they were being transported by buses to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport where they will board a charter flight scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Friday afternoon. The group also includes 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian."
"The massive roundup and U.S. authorities' release of video showing some workers being chained and taken away, sparked widespread anger and a sense of betrayal in South Korea. The raid came less than two weeks after a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Lee, and just weeks after the countries reached a July agreement that spared South Korea from the Trump administration's highest tariffs - but only after Seoul pledged $350 billion in new U.S. investments."
South Korean workers were detained in a Sept. 4 immigration raid at a battery factory under construction at Hyundai's plant near Savannah, prompting calls for U.S. visa system improvements. U.S. authorities released 330 detainees—316 Koreans and others—and arranged transport to Atlanta for a charter flight to South Korea. Video showing workers being chained provoked widespread anger and a sense of betrayal in South Korea. The raid occurred shortly after a summit between U.S. and South Korean leaders and after a July agreement tied to $350 billion in promised U.S. investments. South Korean officials and lawmakers criticized the detentions as heavy-handed, and visa improvements are under discussion.
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