South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia will depart from the U.S. around 1430 local time on Wednesday.
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SouthKoreanworkersdetainedin an immigration raid last week in theU.S. state of Georgia willdepartfrom theU.S. around 2:30 p.m. local time onWednesday,Yonhapnews agency said, citing an unidentified diplomatic source.
SouthKorea’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meetSouthKorea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun onWednesdayat the White House, theU.S.Department of State said.
SouthKorea had arranged for a chartered plane to bring back about 300workersdetainedin the raid at the site of the $4.3 billion Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution project to build batteries for electric cars.
Before leaving for Washington on Monday, Cho said he planned to work with theU.S. to prevent a repeat of similar incidents and was seeking assurances thatKoreans who return home would be allowed to re-enter theU.S..
In asocial media poston Sunday, Trump said theU.S. would make it “quickly and legally possible” for foreign companies to bring their staff into the country if they respectedU.S. immigration laws.
When asked about the comment and what changes it might signal for theU.S. visa system, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt reiterated Trump’s message and noted that theU.S. government was working on the matter.
“TheDepartment of Homeland Security and theDepartment of Commerce are working on this matter together,” she told a news conference on Tuesday.
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