Sep 11 South Korean workers who were detained in a Hyundai factory raid are now headed home. Here's what else to know By Kate Brumback, Russ Bynum, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 11 More than 300 South Korean workers detained in immigration raid leave Atlanta and head home By Kate Brumback, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 11 Immigrant detainees begin arriving at former prison in rural Tennessee town despite objections from residents By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Opponents of the Tennessee detention center, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, have expressed concerns that detainees could be subjected to abuse and neglect. Continue reading
Sep 08 Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs By Russ Bynum, Kate Brumback, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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 Watch 5:42 Legal scholar analyzes key court rulings on Trump's immigration agenda By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson, Doug Adams For a legal perspective on new developments regarding President Trump’s immigration agenda, Geoff Bennett spoke with William Banks, professor emeritus of law at Syracuse University. Continue watching
Sep 08 New Chicago immigration campaign prompts confusion as city braces for federal intervention By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security is trumpeting the start of a new immigration operation in Chicago that's stirring up fresh confusion and anxiety. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 6:35 Chicago braces for federal crackdown as Trump stokes tensions on social media By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Tensions are rising in Chicago as Trump signals that he’ll soon send troops and ICE agents to the city as part of his crackdown on crime and illegal immigration. This weekend, he posted on Truth Social, “Chicago about to find… Continue watching
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 Judge blocks DHS from ending temporary legal status for 1.1M Venezuelans and Haitians By Janie Har, Associated Press The ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen of San Francisco for the plaintiffs means 600,000 Venezuelans whose temporary protections expired in April or whose protections were about to expire Sept. 10 have status to stay and work in the… Continue reading