South Korea’s president says Korean companies will likely hesitate to make further investments in the United States unless Washington improves its visa system for their employees, as U.S. authorities released hundreds of workers who were detained from a Georgia factory site last week.

Hundreds of South Korean workers detained by US immigration authorities in Georgia last week could soon be on their way home, but the impact the sweeping detentions have on US-South Korean relations – notably the countries’ deep economic ties – is likely to reverberate well into the future.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that last week's "perplexing" immigration raid at a Hyundai electric battery plant in Georgia could prevent future U.S. investments.

South Korea says detained Korean workers released from Georgia facility before flight home