PHOTOS: Korean workers released from US custody depart for home

한국행 — Korean workers who were arrested in an immigration crackdown are released from a detention facility in Folkston, Georgia, on Sept. 11 (local time). Yonhap

SEOUL, September 12 (AJP) - A charter flight carrying 316 South Koreans who were recently released from U.S. immigration custody departed from a Georgia airport on Thursday, bound for their home country.

The plane, which left Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at approximately 11:38 a.m. local time, is expected to arrive at Incheon International Airport on Friday at around 3:00 p.m. Korean time.

The individuals had been detained for a week following a crackdown on illegal employment and immigration at a construction site for a new battery plant in Ellabell, Georgia, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution.

미국한국근로자 — A charter plane, which will transport Korean workers who were arrested in an immigration crackdown back to Korea, is seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, Sept. 11. Yonhap

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