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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 …

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 …

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 last week in a massive immigration raid in Georgia, as the incident caused confusion, shock and a sense of betrayal among many in the U.S.-allied nation. The Sept. 4 raid on a …

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 …

South Korea’s foreign ministry has expressed concern after “many of our nationals” were among hundreds detained during a major Ice raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia, in a dramatic iteration of the Trump administration’s harsh crackdown on immigrants in the US. “The economic activities of our companies investing in the United States and the interests of our citizens must …

An agent said a monthslong investigation into the Hyundai plant resulted in “the largest single site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security Investigations.” Mike Stewart/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP SAVANNAH, Ga. — Some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles, according …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A 2019 mission in North Korea, which intended to have Navy SEALs plant an electronic device to intercept communications of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, resulted in an unsuccessful operation that left unarmed North Koreans dead, according to a report from the New York Times on Friday. The mission, which took place during President Donald …

South Koreans Are Among Hundreds Detained in Immigration Raid at Hyundai E.V. Plant  The New York Times Hundreds of undocumented immigrants apprehended in massive ICE raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia  CNN Homeland Security Detained 475 People In Immigration Raid At Hyundai Plant—As South Korea Raises Concern  Forbes Federal agents arrest hundreds at Hyundai plant construction site in Georgia  Fox News South Koreans detained …

US immigration authorities have raided a massive Hyundai manufacturing site in Georgia, leading to the arrest of over 450 people, according to one of the agencies involved in the operation. The 3,000-acre site, which was built by the Korean automobile manufacturer to make electric vehicles, had been operational for a year. The Department of Homeland Security told the BBC’s US …