South Korea’s foreign ministry announced Monday that South Korean nationals detained in a recent US immigration raid are expected to return home voluntarily, avoiding formal deportation.

News outlets and South Korean presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik revealed return plans for detained South Korean workers following negotiations with the US. Kang stated that the government intends to send a chartered plane to the US bring the workers home once they are fully processed under administrative procedures. He also pledged that South Korea would work to improve the visa system for business travelers to the US to prevent similar incidents from recurring.

US federal authorities, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), detained

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