Donald Trump halted the deportation of hundreds of South Korean workers arrested during an immigration enforcement raid and proposed they stay to train Americans, according to South Korean officials.
President Trump told officials to “encourage” the workers arrested at the Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia to remain in the country, South Korean diplomats said in a Washington briefing. The workers were initially due to fly to Seoul on Wednesday.
The US president “emphasised that the detained Korean nationals were skilled workers and suggested they either remain in the US to contribute to training the American workforce or be returned to Korea, depending on Seoul’s stance”, said a South Korean official.