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Ever since a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai manufacturing site swept up nearly 500 workers in southeast Georgia, Rosie Harrison said her organization’s phones have been ringing nonstop with panicked families in need of help. “We have individuals returning calls every day, but the list doesn’t end,” Harrison said. She runs an apolitical non-profit called Grow Initiative that connects …

A massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in the US will delay its opening by at least two months, according to the company. The raid has raised tensions between the US and South Korea, where many of those detained were from, with the South Korean president warning that it will discourage foreign investment into the US. South Korean officials …

A Korean Air charter plane carrying Korean workers detained in immigration raid at Georgia factory leaves Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta bound for South Korea on Thursday. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP ATLANTA — A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid at a battery factory …

Detainees board a bus during a raid by federal agents in which about 300 South Koreans were among 475 people arrested at the site of a $4.3 billion project by Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution to build batteries for electric cars in Ellabell, Georgia, on Sept. 4, 2025. U.s. Immigration And Customs Enf | Via Reuters A plane carrying …

At least one of the Korean workers swept up in a huge immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor factory site in Georgia last week was living and working legally in the US, according to an internal federal government document obtained by the Guardian. Officials then “mandated” that he agree to be removed from the US despite not having violated his …

POOLER, Ga. (AP) — After more than 300 South Korean workers were taken into custody during a raid on an electric battery plant in Georgia, the country’s foreign minister traveled to the U.S. this week in hopes of bringing them home. The Koreans were among some 475 workers detained during the raid Thursday’s raid at the battery factory under construction …

SEOUL — The immigration raid that snatched up hundreds of South Koreans last week sent a disconcerting message to companies in South Korea and elsewhere: America wants your investment, but don’t expect special treatment. Images of employees being shackled and detained like criminals have outraged many South Koreans. The fallout is already being felt in delays to some big investment projects, auto …

How the Hyundai raid could upend Trump’s dream of more U.S. factories  The Washington Post Plans in the works for Korean workers detained in raid to go home while fear lingers for residents  SFGATE Nearly 500 workers were taken in a raid at Hyundai’s battery plant. In a quiet Georgia town, the silence is deafening  CNN South Korea readies plane to bring home …

Workers say Korea Inc was warned about questionable US visas before Hyundai raid  Reuters South Korea just learned a deep lesson about dealing with Donald Trump  CNN Former DHS official hails ICE raid on Georgia EV plant as ‘great deterrent’ against hiring illegals  Fox News South Koreans face shock and confusion after worker detentions at Georgia Hyundai plant  PBS Why Is the US Government …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s foreign minister departed for the U.S. on Monday to finalize steps for the return of several hundred South Korean workers detained in a massive immigration raid in Georgia, a spectacle that has caused confusion, shock and a sense of betrayal among many in the U.S.-allied nation. The Sept. 4 raid on a battery …