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Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The detention of hundreds of South Korean nationals after a immigration raid on a factory in Georgia last week was an “unjust infringement” on the rights of South Korean people and businesses operating in the United States, the Asian nation’s president said Tuesday.

Some 300 South Korean nationals were detained – some taken away in handcuffs and leg chains – last Thursday in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on the Hyundai-LG facility, which is under construction in southern Georgia.

“They must have been greatly shocked by this sudden event,” South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said, adding that he felt “a profound sense of responsibility” for the safety of the Korean citizens.

To that end, hours earlier t

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