Atlanta: A plane, chartered to bring home Koreans detained in a recent U.S. immigration crackdown, will take off from an airport in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday (local time).
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Korean Air plane carrying approximately 300 Korean workers is scheduled to depart from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at noon. The plane's departure was initially planned for Wednesday, but it faced delays.
The workers are expected to begin their journey to the airport from a detention center in Folkston, with travel commencing between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. These individuals were apprehended during a raid last week at an electric vehicle battery plant construction site in Bryan County. The site is a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution. U.S. authorities reported that the workers were found to be working illegally in the United States, including those on short-term visas that prohibit employment.