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S. Koreans Feel Betrayed After Raid
The US immigration raid, part of a nationwide crackdown, detained about 475 workers at a $4.3 billion Hyundai-LG battery plant under construction, impacting South Korean investment plans.
- On Thursday, U.S. immigration authorities targeted a Hyundai‑LG battery construction site in Georgia, detaining 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Korean, in the largest single‑site enforcement operation in DHS history.
- Facing tighter visa rules, South Korean companies relied on B‑1 visas or ESTA as approvals grew harder, before the raid. Seol said a deal was `concluded` to repatriate detainees.
- Footage released by U.S. authorities showed detained workers shackled as LG Energy Solution reported 47 employees and 250 subcontractor employees arrested, while ICE had warrants for only four people.
- Seoul on Sunday said a deal had been `concluded` to repatriate detainees, and the foreign minister departed on Monday to finalize the return, while 57.1 of Korean firms may adjust US projects.
- Experts warn the episode could disrupt projects as Korean companies collectively pledged $350 billion and Seoul pushes the Partner with Korea Act for a 15,000 visa quota for skilled professionals.
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‘Shock in Seoul’: how a raid on Hyundai hurt US-South Korea ties
An immigration raid on a Hyundai electric vehicle plant in the US that saw hundreds of South Korean engineers detained in shackles has triggered “a major diplomatic incident” and shaken Seoul’s confidence in Washington’s commitment to their alliance, analysts say. US officials said 475 people – most of them South Korean nationals – were detained when federal agents raided Hyundai’s manufacturing site in the state of Georgia last Thursday. It is …
[NHK] Regarding the arrest of 475 Koreans and others on suspicion of illegal employment at a Korean company's battery factory in the United States, Korean media has responded with more strict than expected...
Workers say Korea Inc. was warned about U.S. visa issues before Hyundai raid | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
SEOUL >> Many South Korean workers were sent to the U.S. on questionable documents despite their misgivings and warnings about stricter U.S. immigration enforcement before last week’s raid on a Hyundai site, according to workers, officials and lawyers.
It’s ICE’s Biggest Raid Yet: South Korean Business Travelers Here To Build Factories!
ICE photoIn case you missed it, on Friday ICE raided a $4.3 billion factory under construction in Ellabell, Georgia, which is jointly owned by the South Korean companies LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group and was being built to make EV batteries. It was ICE’s biggest one-time arrest-fest yet, a massive day-long event, with 475 workers, 300 of them South Korean citizens, chained up like a bunch of serial killers. Footage:And all because, …
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