00:00South Korean President Lee Jae-myung warns that Korean companies will be hesitant about investing in the US
00:06following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in the state of Georgia last week.
00:12More than 300 South Koreans who were arrested in the raid have now been released from detention
00:17and are due to arrive home Friday after having their release delayed by more than a day.
00:22A South Korean foreign ministry official said the pause was ordered by President Donald Trump
00:30to see if the workers would stay in the US to continue working and training American staff.
00:35However, officials in Seoul say only one has agreed, with the rest set to fly back to South Korea.
00:41Lee called the situation extremely bewildering, saying it is common practice that Korean companies
00:46send staff to set up factories in the US. Last week, US immigration authorities detained
00:52475 people at the battery facility, one of Georgia's largest foreign investment projects,
00:58including more than 300 South Korean nationals alleged to be working illegally.
01:03LG Energy Solution, which runs the plant with Hyundai, said many of those arrested held valid
01:08visas or were under a visa waiver program.
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