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Two key components of President Donald Trump’s agenda collided Thursday, when federal authorities launched an immigration raid on a Georgia construction site for a Hyundai electric vehicle battery plant. The action came as Trump looks to secure $350 billion in investments from South Korea, as part of a broader trade deal. He is also seeking to revitalize U.S. domestic manufacturing …

LONDON (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday she doesn’t think the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will deter investment in the United States because such tough actions mean there is no uncertainty about the Trump administration’s policies. READ MORE: South Korea reaches deal with U.S. …

LONDON (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday she doesn’t think the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will deter investment in the United States because such tough actions mean there is no uncertainty about the Trump administration’s policies. The detention of 475 workers, more than 300 …

Facebook Tweet Email Link When hundreds of federal, state and local officers descended on a Georgia Hyundai manufacturing plant last week, they came armed with a judicial search warrant naming four people. Ultimately, over 450 people were taken into custody, officials say, suspected of living and working illegally in the United States. The high-stakes raid followed a weeks-long investigation and …

SEOUL — South Korea says the Trump administration has agreed to release the hundreds of Koreans caught last week in the largest U.S. immigration raid. South Korean presidential chief of staff, Kang Hoon-sik, said Sunday that negotiators were finalizing talks with U.S. officials to secure the release of the workers arrested in a federal immigration crackdown at a factory that South Korean …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday. Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff for President Lee Jae Myung, said that South Korea and the U.S. had finalized negotiations on the workers’ release. He said South …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday. Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff for President Lee Jae Myung, said that South Korea and the U.S. had finalized negotiations on the workers’ release. He …

South Korea has said negotiations with the US to secure the release of its nationals detained in a raid by US immigration officials on a Hyundai plant in the state of Georgia have been “concluded” and that they would soon be freed and flown home. It follows the arrest of more than 300 South Korean workers at a Hyundai-LG battery …

South Korea’s government says it has concluded talks with the US to release its citizens detained in a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. The chief of staff of South Korea’s president said a chartered plane would be sent to bring the detainees home if administration procedures were completed. Kang Hoon-sik said the authorities were trying to …

The Hyundai Motor Group factory in Ellabell, Ga., on Friday. A day earlier, federal agents detained 475 people at the automaker’s manufacturing complex. Parker Puls/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Parker Puls/Bloomberg via Getty Images South Korea’s foreign minister is considering a trip to the U.S. to meet with the Trump administration after hundreds of South Korean nationals …