The government's chief of staff Kang Hoon-Sik states that only some formalities remain and that the South Korean workers will be released shortly, reports The Korea Times.
The message comes after talks between the US and South Korea over the weekend, after President Lee Jae-Myung instructed the authorities to do everything required to reach a quick solution.
It was on Thursday that hundreds of federal agents struck against Hyundai's multi-billion facility in Georgia, where the South Korean car giant manufactures electric cars and is also building a battery factory together with the South Korean LG Energy Solution. 475 people were arrested, of which 300 were South Koreans according to an estimate from Seoul.
The raid was the largest workplace raid since Donald Trump took office as president in January. Some of those arrested are said to have worked at the battery factory, while others are reported to have been employed by subcontractors.
Trump said that those arrested were "illegal immigrants", but now it is said from the American side that they worked without correct visas.
To avoid similar cases in the future, we will try to improve the visa system, says Kang Hoon-Sik.
