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A bus is seen behind razor wire at the Folkston ICE Processing Center on September 9, 2025, in Folkston, Georgia. A chartered plane to Seoul repatriated hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a sweeping immigration raid. When ICE agents decided to arrest over 300 Korean workers at a Georgia battery plant, a White House-imposed daily immigrant arrest quota was …

South Korea to examine Georgia ICE raid for possible human rights abuses  The Washington Post LG Battery Unit Continues U.S. Projects After Raid  The Wall Street Journal Facing a weakening economy, Trump changes his tune on policies that ‘frighten’ foreigners  MSNBC News Trump administration in damage-control mode after Hyundai immigration raid sparks investment concerns  CNBC South Korea to probe potential human rights abuses in …

The White House on Monday moved to limit the fallout of an immigration raid at a South Korean-owned battery plant in Georgia on Sept.4 — a move that angered the U.S. ally and sparked concerns regarding foreign investment in the U.S. The Georgia facility, operated by Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution, saw 475 of its workers arrested on …

President Donald Trump is trying to smooth things over with South Korea after his administration arrested hundreds of workers at a Hyundai plant in Georgia earlier this month. Just hours after reports indicated that South Korea would open a human rights investigation into the detention of Korean employees, Trump said he doesn’t “want to frighten off” foreign investment into the …

U.S. Expresses Regret over ICE Raid Targeting South Korean Workers in Georgia  Democracy Now! Facing a weakening economy, Trump changes his tune on policies that ‘frighten’ foreigners  MSNBC News South Korea to probe potential human rights abuses in US raid  BBC U.S. diplomat expresses regret over immigration raid on South Korean workers  NBC News Georgia ICE Raid Netted Workers With Short-Term Business Visas  The New …

South Korea’s government has said it will launch an investigation into whether human rights violations were committed when hundreds of its citizens were detained in a US immigration raid. About 475 people, mostly South Korean nationals, were arrested at the construction site of an electric vehicle battery factory in the US state of Georgia on 4 September. The raid was …

Trump says foreign experts welcome after South Korean outrage over raid  Axios Confusion, Anger, Relief: Korean Engineer Tells of Week in U.S. ICE Detention  The Wall Street Journal Families in crisis after massive immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia  AP News US Official Offers Regrets Over Detention of South Koreans  Bloomberg.com U.S. diplomat expresses regret over immigration raid on South Korean workers  NBC News …

Ever since a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai manufacturing site swept up nearly 500 workers in southeast Georgia this month, 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 a nonprofit called Grow Initiative that …

A top U.S. diplomat expressed regret on Sunday over an immigration raid in the state of Georgia that detained hundreds of South Korean workers and proposed making the event a turning point to strengthen bilateral relations, South Korea said. In a meeting in Seoul, First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo urged Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to push forward …

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 …