U.S.-South Korea ties strained as 300 Koreans detained by ICE at Georgia Hyundai plant wait to fly home [View all]
Source: CBS News
By Ramy Inocencio, Jen Kwon
Updated on: September 10, 2025 / 12:12 PM EDT / CBS News
The raid and the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an ICE facility has tested U.S.-South Korea ties that are important politically, militarily and economically. South Korea is the biggest foreign direct investor in the U.S. and the sixth biggest trading partner overall.
… South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the departure of the Air Korea charter flight, which had been expected on Wednesday, was delayed due to unspecified circumstances in the U.S., but it would not provide any further information.
A spokesperson for Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta told CBS News that the charter operation to transport the detainees had been canceled for Wednesday, subject to change. The spokesperson did not provide any information on the reason for the change in plans.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-south-korean-workers-ice-raid-ties-strained-georgia-hyundai-plant/
The US canceled the flight. Not smart and not good.
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