CNN: What we know about the agreement for detained South Korean workers to return home

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Over 450 people were detained in a major federal raid at a Hyundai manufacturing plant in Georgia, marking the largest workplace sweep of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. More than 300 of those detained were South Korean nationals who worked at the facility’s electric vehicle and battery plant. The South Korean government arranged a chartered flight to bring them home through a “voluntary departure” agreement—a rare diplomatic response that immigration attorneys say is unprecedented. Many detainees had entered under the Visa Waiver Program, which allows 90-day stays for tourism or business but prohibits  work. The raid halted construction at the massive facility, which was expected to create 8,500 jobs. South Korea’s foreign minister offered to travel to Washington to resolve the matter, while protesters gathered demanding justice for the detained workers.