Nation Oct 01 U.S. will allow South Koreans with short-term visas and waivers to work at industrial sites, Seoul says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Nation Sep 11 South Korean workers who were detained in a Hyundai factory raid are now headed home. Here’s what else to know The workers went by bus from southeast Georgia to Atlanta earlier in the day and are expected to land in South Korea on Friday afternoon. By Kate Brumback, Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Sep 11 More than 300 South Korean workers detained in immigration raid leave Atlanta and head home South Korea's Foreign Ministry said the detainees released by U.S. authorities included 316 Koreans, 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian. By Kate Brumback, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Nation Sep 10 South Korea sends plane to U.S. to bring back workers detained in immigration raid A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under construction at Hyundai's sprawling auto plant west of Savannah. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Nation Sep 08 Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs An immigration attorney says many South Korean workers detained in a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia were brought in for highly specialized work that Americans aren't trained to perform. By Russ Bynum, Kate Brumback, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
Sep 08 Watch 5:23 Hyundai ICE raid highlights focus on worksites employing migrants By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens The Supreme Court ruled that sweeping immigration raids in California can continue, lifting a lower court ruling. It follows a raid at a car manufacturing plant in Georgia that led to nearly 500 arrests. That raid by ICE at a… Continue watching
Sep 08 South Koreans face shock and confusion after worker detentions at Georgia Hyundai plant By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea’s foreign minister is en route to the U.S. to finalize steps for the return home of several hundred workers detained in a massive immigration raid in Georgia. Continue reading
Sep 08 Noem says immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia won’t deter investment in the U.S. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Noem says the detainees would be deported and the raid shows companies the importance of companies following U.S. laws. Continue reading
Sep 07 South Korea reaches deal with U.S. to return home 300 workers detained in Hyundai plant raid By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 05 Federal authorities detain 475 people during immigration raid in Georgia, official says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles, according to a Homeland Security official. Continue reading