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South Korea to examine Georgia ICE raid for possible human rights abuses

South Korea vowed to investigate whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated human rights after it detained hundreds at a Hyundai-LG plant.

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A South Korean worker who was detained in a U.S. immigration raid in Georgia earlier this month is reunited with family members, friends and colleagues at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on Friday. (Jintak Han/The Washington Post)

SEOUL — The South Korean government said it will look into whether human rights violations were committed against the 317 South Koreans who were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Georgia earlier this month.

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