South Koreans feel betrayed by workforce detentions at Georgia Hyundai plant
20 hours ago
- #Hyundai
- #Immigration Raid
- #South Korea
- Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs.
- 475 workers detained in a raid at Hyundai's Georgia battery plant, over 300 were South Koreans.
- South Korea's foreign minister is working to bring detained citizens home on a charter flight.
- President Trump stated the workers were in the U.S. illegally and suggested training U.S. citizens for such specialized work.
- Immigration lawyer argues the specialized equipment required foreign expertise for installation and repair.
- Advocates call for the release of detained workers, citing fear and confusion among families.
- Labor leader accuses Hyundai of improperly using South Korean workers for basic construction tasks.
- South Korean politicians express outrage, calling the raid a serious matter and questioning future investments.
- Experts doubt major retaliatory measures due to South Korea's reliance on U.S. security cooperation.
- Many South Koreans are shocked by the raid, seeing it as rough and unilateral pressure from the U.S.