Nation Oct 01 U.S. citizen wrongfully detained twice in Alabama workplace raids sues immigration authorities By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press
Nation Oct 01 U.S. will allow South Koreans with short-term visas and waivers to work at industrial sites, Seoul says The announcement came weeks after South Korea flew home more than 300 of its nationals who had been detained in a massive immigration raid at a battery factory being built on Hyundai's sprawling auto plant campus near Savannah, Georgia. By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Nation Sep 17 Watch 7:57 Woman wrongfully detained in immigration raid describes what she endured A U.S. citizen was caught in the middle of the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement. Andrea Velez says she was wrongfully arrested this past summer in downtown Los Angeles during an ICE raid. She spent two nights in… By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams
World Sep 12 South Korean workers return home after days in detention following US immigration raid Their roundup and the U.S. release of video showing some Korean workers shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists have caused public outrage and a sense of betrayal in South Korea, a key U.S. ally. By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
Nation Sep 08 Supreme Court ends restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up U.S. citizens Justice Sonia Sotomayor says in dissent people have been grabbed, thrown to the ground and handcuffed because of their looks and their accents. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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
Sep 01 Watch 4:45 Photojournalist documents arrests outside of immigration hearings By Sam Lane As part of President Trump's deportation push, officials have conducted arrests outside courtrooms as people show up for hearings with immigration judges. The detentions have led to sometimes dramatic scenes with families pleading to let loved ones go. Geoff Bennett… Continue watching
Jul 07 Mixed messages on immigration raids from Washington fuel farm workers’ fears By Holly Ramer, Amanda Swinhart, Associated Press Uncertainty is causing problems in big states like California, where farms produce more than three-quarters of the country’s fruit and more than a third of its vegetables. But it’s also affecting small states like Vermont. Continue reading