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Trump offered to let detained Korean workers stay in US, but almost all heading home:
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump offered to allow hundreds of South Korean workers arrested during an immigration raid to stay in the United States, but only one has opted to remain, South Korean officials said on Thursday.
Trump's overture sought to encourage the workers to stay and train Americans, according to the officials. It resulted in a one-day delay to the departure of a chartered plane to bring the workers home.
The plane is now scheduled to leave the U.S. later in the day. TV footage showed the workers boarding buses outside the barbed-wire clad fences of a detention centre at around 2 a.m. on Thursday to go to Atlanta airport.
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But current difficulties about sending staff to the U.S. could affect direct investment. "Our businesses that are investing in the United States will no doubt be very hesitant," Lee said.
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Trump's overture sought to encourage the workers to stay and train Americans, according to the officials. It resulted in a one-day delay to the departure of a chartered plane to bring the workers home.
The plane is now scheduled to leave the U.S. later in the day. TV footage showed the workers boarding buses outside the barbed-wire clad fences of a detention centre at around 2 a.m. on Thursday to go to Atlanta airport.
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But current difficulties about sending staff to the U.S. could affect direct investment. "Our businesses that are investing in the United States will no doubt be very hesitant," Lee said.
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