World Sep 12 South Korean workers return home after days in detention following US immigration raid By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
Nation Sep 11 South Korean workers who were detained in a Hyundai factory raid are now headed home. Here’s what else to know The workers went by bus from southeast Georgia to Atlanta earlier in the day and are expected to land in South Korea on Friday afternoon. By Kate Brumback, Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Sep 11 More than 300 South Korean workers detained in immigration raid leave Atlanta and head home South Korea's Foreign Ministry said the detainees released by U.S. authorities included 316 Koreans, 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian. By Kate Brumback, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Nation Sep 10 South Korea sends plane to U.S. to bring back workers detained in immigration raid 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 west of Savannah. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Nation Sep 08 Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs An immigration attorney says many South Korean workers detained in a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia were brought in for highly specialized work that Americans aren't trained to perform. By Russ Bynum, Kate Brumback, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
Sep 08 South Koreans face shock and confusion after worker detentions at Georgia Hyundai plant By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea’s foreign minister is en route to the U.S. to finalize steps for the return home of several hundred workers detained in a massive immigration raid in Georgia. Continue reading
Sep 08 Noem says immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia won’t deter investment in the U.S. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Noem says the detainees would be deported and the raid shows companies the importance of companies following U.S. laws. Continue reading
Sep 07 South Korea reaches deal with U.S. to return home 300 workers detained in Hyundai plant raid By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday. Continue reading
Aug 29 South Korean prosecutors indict ex-prime minister Han and wife of ousted president Yoon By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The wife of South Korea's jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former prime minister were indicted Friday as part of investigations into his administration and his attempt to overcome opposition by declaring martial law. Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: South Korea’s president compliments Trump’s White House redecorating, asks him to reunify the two Koreas By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Any prospect of a hostile Oval Office meeting evaporated after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung heaped praise onto the U.S. president — lauding the decor, beseeching President Donald Trump to continue to help with Korean peace efforts and even… Continue reading