President Lee Jae-Myung, together with his wife: Pool for Yomiuri / AP / Profimedia
The hundreds of South Korean workers arrested on September 4 during an anti-immigration operation in the United States will be released at 6:00 GMT, and Seoul will repatriate them, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday, AFP notes.
US President Donald Trump has finally given up deporting his 475 qualified workers arrested at a Hyundai-LG battery factory, but Seoul decided to repatriate them because they are “shocking,” said the South Korean Foreign Ministry.
The raid of the Department of Homeland Security, DHS) and the wave of arrest have shocked the public opinion in South Korea, an important ally of the United States, in the context of efforts to complete a bilateral commercial agreement in July.
The DHS operation took place only ten days after a meeting in Washington of the presidents of the two countries – Lee Jae Myung, a re -employed Donald Trump, who promised closer business links.
On the other hand, President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday that the American Immigration Police raid on a Hyundai-LG battery factory could have a 'significant impact' on future South Korean investments in
