South Korea sends plane to US to bring back workers detained in immigration raid

South Korean workers fleeing US battery plants after raid, sources say

South Korean workers are decamping in droves from more of LG Energy Solution's U.S. production sites because of visa concerns following last week's immigration raid on its joint facility with Hyundai Motor, said two people familiar with the situation.

Detained workers at Hyundai plant returning to South Korea after release from ICE custody

(The Hill) – More than 300 South Korean workers were released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody Thursday and are expected to arrive back in their home country on Friday, according to South Korea’s foreign ministry. The Trump administration released 330 detainees — including 316 Koreans, 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian — who were transported by bus to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport…

Hyundai Battery Plant Faces Delays After Major Immigration Raid

Hyundai Battery Plant Faces Delays After Major Immigration Raid Hyundai Motor's battery plant in Georgia is experiencing significant startup delays of two to three months due to an extensive immigration raid, announced Hyundai CEO Jose Munoz on Thursday. The plant, in collaboration with South Korea's LG Energy Solution, was recently subjected to the largest single-site enforcement operation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.In his firs…

South Korea confirms 330 detainees released from Georgia facility following massive ICE raid

South Korea’s president said Thursday that Korean companies will likely hesitate to make further investments in the United States unless Washington improves its visa system for their employees, as U.S. authorities released hundreds of workers who were detained from a Georgia factory site last week.In a news conference marking 100 days in office, Lee Jae Myung called for improvements in the U.S. visa system as he spoke about the Sept. 4 immigrati…

South Koreans arrested in U.S. immigration raid being sent home

U.S. immigration authorities are preparing to send more than 300 South Korean workers home on a chartered flight from Atlanta, a week after detaining them for allegedly working illegally, while constructing a South Korean-invested electric vehicle battery plant in Bryan County, Ga..The sight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents handcuffing and chaining the wrists, waists and ankles of skilled technicians shocked South Koreans.It a…

After ICE Raid, Trump Now Wants Korean Workers to Stay in U.S.

More than 300 South Koreans who were detained in a sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on a Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia last week will finally be going home on Thursday after a delay reportedly due to an offer from President Donald Trump for them to continue working in the U.S. The detainees were initially set to depart the U.S. on Wednesday, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio told South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hy…