Yonhap News reported that a Korean national, a person surnamed Lee, who had chosen to remain rather than return home after being arrested at the joint battery construction site of Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution in Georgia, was released on bail on the 26th (local time).
It came 22 days after the arrest on the 4th in local time and a day after the federal immigration court's Georgia office granted Lee bail. According to the law firm Nelson Mullins, which is representing Lee, Lee was released after paying the court-ordered bail to immigration authorities.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Department of Homeland Security arrested and detained 475 people, including 317 Koreans, at the construction site of the joint battery plant in Georgia. Of them, 330 people—including 316 Koreans and 14 foreign nationals (10 from China, three from Japan, and one from Indonesia)—were detained for seven days at an ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia, and returned on the 12th.
However, Lee, whose family is reportedly permanent residents, chose to remain in the United States. Lee is said to be pursuing U.S. permanent residency. Lee is expected to appear in immigration court while out on bail.