Seoul: About 60 percent of South Koreans are disappointed by a recent crackdown by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Georgia that led to the arrests of hundreds of Korean nationals, a poll showed Tuesday.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the Realmeter survey revealed that 59.2 percent of respondents expressed disappointment, describing the measures as "excessive." This sentiment was in response to last Thursday's raid at a battery plant construction site, which resulted in the detention of approximately 300 South Koreans.

Meanwhile, 30.7 percent of those surveyed said the measures were "inevitable" and expressed understanding of the U.S. government's actions, while 10.2 percent were unsure or did not have an opinion on the matter.

The large-scale raid at the site, operated by Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution, has caused outrage in South Korea. U.S. immigration authorities released video footage showing many workers being screened, shackled with handcuffs and metal chains, and loaded onto an "inmate transport" vehicle.

The South Korean government is currently making preparations to bring the detained nationals back home via a chartered plane. The survey was conducted on 508 adults on Monday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points, with a confidence rate of 95 percent.