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Rory Sullivan

South Korea to bring home 300 citizens detained in US Hyundai ICE plant raid

South Korea will this week repatriate 300 of its citizens detained in a US immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in the state of Georgia, following an agreement between Seoul and Washington.

In a move that has shocked its East Asian ally and sparked debate on social media, hundreds of US immigration agents arrested 475 people at the site on Thursday, most of whom were South Korean.

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