White House Has Apologised over Georgia Raid, Says Hyundai Boss
White House framed the September raid detaining over 300 South Korean Hyundai workers in Georgia as an accident and apologized to Hyundai CEO Jose Muñoz, who confirmed the call.
- On Nov. 19, Hyundai Motor CEO Jose Muñoz said the White House called and apologized for the September immigration raid at a Georgia battery plant, framing it as an "accident."
- At a Hyundai‑LG battery‑cell plant in Georgia, federal agents detained more than 300 South Korean workers amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, prompting diplomatic tensions between Washington and Seoul.
- Officials held the detained workers for more than a week, reports describe them shackled on the Georgia factory floor, and after urgent talks by the South Korean government, they were flown home or stayed to work.
- Hyundai warned the raid could delay the plant opening due to labour shortages but remained committed to U.S. manufacturing, while Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said it was not state jurisdiction and President Donald Trump was 'very much opposed' to the raid.
- Hyundai maintained that the episode has not changed its long‑term commitment and despite the fallout, the United States and South Korea reached a broad October trade deal that reduced reciprocal tariffs from 25% to 15% while South Korea pledged $350bn investment in the United States.
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Hyundai CEO says White House official apologized after ICE raid
A White House official reportedly called the Chief Executive Officer of Hyundai Motor Company to apologize after immigration authorities raided the HL-GA Battery Company construction site in Bryan County.
Trump said, “Don’t be foolish about the crackdown on Koreans in Georgia.” He repeatedly emphasized the need for foreign workers amid MAGA complaints. U.S. President Donald Trump said at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum held in Washington, D.C. on the 19th that he was concerned about the Hyundai Motor Company and LG Energy Solution battery plant in Georgia, where about 300 Korean workers were detained.
Hyundai's CEO says the White House and Georgia's governor called him to apologize for a raid on a plant in Georgia two months ago that saw the arrest of hundreds of workers.
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