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Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs
Attorney Charles Kuck asserts many of the detained South Korean workers at Hyundai's Georgia battery plant were engineers performing specialized, authorized tasks under B-1 visas.
- On September 4, federal authorities detained 475 workers, including more than 300 South Koreans, at Hyundai-LG Energy Solution's battery factory located close to Savannah in the state of Georgia.
- The raid stemmed from stricter US immigration enforcement targeting workers using visitor visas, some likely under the B-1 business traveler program, amid longstanding visa challenges for specialists.
- Many detained South Koreans are engineers and equipment installers performing specialized tasks to get the battery plant operational, a role requiring extensive training not available domestically.
- Atlanta attorney Charles Kuck noted detainees planned short stays under B-1 visas and that “the vast majority” were involved in engineering or equipment service, while Homeland Security released videos showing detainees shackled.
- South Korea's foreign minister traveled to the US to secure detainees' return, while advocates called for their release and officials warned the raid may strain bilateral economic ties.
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Immigration attorney speaks on ICE raid at Hyundai plant
ATLANTA, Ga. (WSAV) — An immigration attorney said that the South Korean-based workers detained at the Hyundai plant in Bryan County, Georgia, on Sept. 4 were in the United States legally. Atlanta-based attorney Charles Kuck said that the Korean detainees were in the country on "After-Sales Service and Installation Visas". In addition to the detainees that Kuck said "never should have been arrested," now the production at the plant could see maj…
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Immigration lawyers noted that many of the workers likely entered the US on B-1 visas, typically used for short-term business visits, or via a visa waiver program. These visas have long occupied a grey area when it comes to on-site work
Attorney says his clients detained in Hyundai raid were working in Georgia legally
A total of 475 people were arrested in the raid, and according to the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HIS), the detainees are “mainly” South Korean nationals.
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