After intensive negotiations.. Seoul announces the completion of an agreement for the release of its detained workers in the U.S. state of Georgia

The South Korean government announced the end of negotiations with the American side for the release of the Korean workers who were detained during a raid conducted by the immigration authorities at a factory belonging to "Hyundai - LG" in Georgia, confirming that they will return to their country soon.

These developments came after more than 300 workers were detained at the factory, which is still under construction, last Thursday, in what was described as "the largest raid on a single site" since U.S. President Donald Trump launched his nationwide campaign against immigration.

The South Korean news agency "Yonhap" quoted President Lee Jae-myung's Chief of Staff, Kang Hong-seok, as saying: "As a result of the rapid and unified response.. the negotiations aimed at releasing the detained workers have concluded."

Sik added: "Only administrative procedures remain, and once they are completed, a chartered plane will depart to bring our citizens back."

For its part, "LG Energy Solution" revealed that among the detainees were 47 of its employees, including 46 South Koreans and one Indonesian employee. The company expressed in a statement its belief that about 250 of the detainees were employed by third-party contractors, most of whom are South Koreans.

An official from a partner company of "LG Energy Solution" - who was in contact with one of the workers - told Yonhap that "the conditions in the detention center were very poor."

In response to the incident, the battery manufacturing company announced the suspension of all business trips to the United States, except for those intended for client meetings, and ordered its employees in the country to "return immediately or remain at their places of residence."

In a related context, the "Hyundai" group clarified that none of the detainees were its direct employees.

It is noteworthy that South Korean President Lee Jae-myung had met with his American counterpart Donald Trump during a visit last month, where Seoul pledged in July to invest $350 million in the United States, while Trump is moving to revive the American manufacturing sector and deport millions of undocumented immigrants.