Mr. Cho told Mr. Rubio how “shocked and hurt” South Koreans were by the ​scenes of Korean workers being dragged away in handcuffs and ankle chains. ​He insisted that no workers should be in handcuffs or chains while they were being transported ​from the detention center to the airport “because they are not criminals,” the ministry said​ in a news release.

 

South Korean Leader Warns About Investments in U.S. After Georgia Raid

President Lee Jae Myung made the comments as hundreds of South Korean workers swept in an immigration raid were flying home on Thursday.

By Choe Sang-Hun

Reporting from Seoul