PHOTOS: End of tense ordeal

Korean workers, released after being detained in Georgia by U.S. immigration authorities, arrive at Incheon International Airport, Sept. 12, 2025. Yonhap
SEOUL, September 12 (AJP) - A group of Korean workers who were recently detained and released by U.S. immigration authorities in Georgia arrived back in South Korea on a chartered flight, Friday, putting an end to a tense eight-day ordeal.

The flight, which landed at Incheon International Airport, carried a total of 330 workers who had been held at detention facilities, including one in Folkston, southern Georgia.

Of the total passengers, 316 were South Korean nationals. The remaining 14 were foreign workers, including 10 from China, three from Japan, and one from Indonesia.
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Korean workers, released after being detained in Georgia by U.S. immigration authorities, arrive at Incheon International Airport, Sept. 12, 2025. Yonhap 미국 이민당국에 의해 조지아주에 구금됐던 한국인 근로자들이 12일 인천국제공항에 도착해 제2여객터미널 입국장을 나서고 있다YONHAP

미국 이민당국에 의해 조지아주에 구금됐던 한국인 근로자들이 12일 인천국제공항에 도착해 제2여객터미널 입국장을 나서고 있다YONHAP

Korean workers, released after being detained in Georgia by U.S. immigration authorities, arrive at Incheon International Airport, Sept. 12, 2025. Yonhap 미국 이민당국에 의해 조지아주에 구금됐던 한국인 근로자들이 12일 인천국제공항 제2여객터미널로 입국 버스에 탑승하고 있다 2025912 공동취재

미국 이민당국에 의해 조지아주에 구금됐던 한국인 근로자들이 12일 인천국제공항 제2여객터미널로 입국 버스에 탑승하고 있다 2025912 공동취재

Korean workers, released after being detained by U.S. immigration authorities in Georgia, walk toward waiting buses at Incheon International Airport, Sept. 12, 2025. Yonhap 미국 구금 근로자

Family members of Korean workers who were detained and released in Georgia by U.S. immigration authorities wait for their arrival at Incheon International Airport, Sept. 12, 2025. Yonhap
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