00:00Hundreds of South Korean workers arrested during a US immigration raid last week have returned home, landing at Incheon Airport earlier today.
00:09Foreign Minister Cho Hyun says Seoul and Washington are now looking to establish a working group to consider a new visa category for South Koreans.
00:19The immigration raid at Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution Battery Plant in the state of Georgia had led to the detention of 475 people, of which 300 were South Korean.
00:32After being held for a week by US Immigration Customs and Enforcement, they were released and flown from Atlanta.
00:39According to US Commerce Secretary Howard Ludnick, the workers had been employed using wrong visas.
00:45Hyundai's CEO meanwhile warned the battery plant will face a startup delay of at least two to three months as a result.
00:53The incident has also strained ties between South Korea and the US, long-time allies working to finalize a trade deal.
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