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Some Korean Workers Detained in Georgia Immigration Raid Have Returned to Their Jobs at Hyundai Site
About 30 skilled South Korean technicians have resumed work at Hyundai’s Georgia EV battery plant after visa reissues, following a September immigration raid that detained over 300 workers.
- On Thursday, some South Korean workers detained in the Sept. 4 raid returned to resume jobs at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America after the State Department reissued visas.
- ICE agents arrested 475 people in the Sept. 4 raid at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, halting work on the $7.6 billion battery plant under construction.
- Around 180 people on B-1 business visas have had those visas restored, and the State Department said it reissued visas to support South Korean investment and short-term skilled entry.
- Workers' lawyers are preparing a class-action lawsuit with around 200 plaintiffs accusing ICE of racial discrimination and excessive force, while South Korea's government demands visa system improvements.
- With production timelines at stake, around 30 employees have returned to work at HL-GA Battery as construction and machinery installation resume, keeping the first half of next year target.
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Two months after 300 South Koreans were arrested in a raid on Hyundai plant, some take up jobs in the factory.
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Some Korean workers detained in Georgia immigration raid have returned to their jobs at Hyundai site
Some of the more than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at Hyundai's sprawling manufacturing site in Georgia have returned to their U.S. jobs two months later.
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South Korean workers deported after Hyundai plant raid return to work in Georgia
Dozens of workers who were deported back to South Korea after being arrested during an ICE raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia have returned to the plant after having their visas reissued, according to reports.
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