The detained workers were connected to one of the largest Korean investments in the U.S.—a Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution battery joint venture—which U.S. officials and state leaders have promoted as a major job-creation project. The arrests paused construction and raised questions about how multinational investments will be staffed amid tighter visa rules and heightened immigration enforcement.
mandag 8. september 2025
South Korea Issues Update on Georgia Hyundai Plant ICE Raid
South Korea said it has reached an agreement with the U.S. to repatriate hundreds of South Korean nationals who were arrested during a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai–LG electric vehicle battery construction site in Georgia on Thursday.
The detained workers were connected to one of the largest Korean investments in the U.S.—a Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution battery joint venture—which U.S. officials and state leaders have promoted as a major job-creation project. The arrests paused construction and raised questions about how multinational investments will be staffed amid tighter visa rules and heightened immigration enforcement.
The detained workers were connected to one of the largest Korean investments in the U.S.—a Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution battery joint venture—which U.S. officials and state leaders have promoted as a major job-creation project. The arrests paused construction and raised questions about how multinational investments will be staffed amid tighter visa rules and heightened immigration enforcement.
