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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

South Korea seeks swift return of workers after US immigration raid

South Korea arranged a charter flight to repatriate hundreds of detained workers from a Georgia immigration raid, coordinating with US authorities despite delays.
fromFast Company
2 days ago

A South Korean charter plane is headed to the U.S. to bring back Hyundai workers detained by ICE

A South Korean charter plane left for the U.S. on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week.A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under construction at Hyundai's sprawling auto plant. U.S. authorities released video showing some being shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists, causing shock and a sense of betrayal among many in South Korea,
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