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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

A detainee is handcuffed before boarding a bus, during a raid by federal agents in Ellabell
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

FILE PHOTO: Detainees are made to stand against a bus before being handcuffed, during a raid by federal agents in Ellabell
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

FILE PHOTO: Korean Air unveils new branding after Asiana merger, in Gimpo
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

Immigration Raid Hyundai Plant
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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