ICE ‘treated us like criminals’

‘Free at last’: Cho, one of the South Korean nationals detained during the US immigration crackdown, speaking to the press upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport. — Yonhap via The Korea Herald/ANN

Eight days since being taken into custody during a US immigration crackdown in Georgia, 316 South Korean workers stepped foot on home soil, waving, bowing and making thumbs-up gestures to the press and crowd as bystanders applau­ded their safe arrival.

Wearing casual clothes and masks, many of the returning workers were seen switching on their phones as they disembarked to inform their loved ones of their safe arrival.